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川上謂一郎 (鼠辺) 編, 梅堂国政画 · 1880 · 金松堂 · 18 pictures

A Meiji-era Japanese picture book (ehon) published in 1880 by Kinshodo, compiled by Kawakami Ichiro and illustrated by Umedo Kunimasa, aimed at a general popular readership. The woodblock-style pages show dramatic scenes of costumed men and women in interiors with shoji screens, pine-patterned backgrounds, and kana text set in the margins, so a designer can take from them bold patterned kimono textures, strong black-and-white contrast, and the compositional habit of placing figures against text columns.

Japanese picture books (ehon)

National Diet Library, Japan (国立国会図書館) · Public Domain Mark (PDM), National Diet Library · More from this library