[絵本] 〔２〕腕競心三俣３編上

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

This is a Meiji-era Japanese illustrated picture book (ehon) published in 1880 by Kinmatsudō, with text by Kawakami Ichirō and illustrations by Umedō Kunimasa, aimed at general readers. Its woodblock-style pages pair dense vertical columns of kana text with bold, high-contrast black-and-white figure scenes of warriors and townspeople in patterned robes. A designer could borrow the strong checkered and striped textile patterns, the dramatic figure poses, and the framing of text beside image.

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