[絵本] 〔１〕冬楓月夕栄３編

彩霞園柳香編, 梅堂国政画, 仮名垣魯文閲 · 1883 · 金松堂 · 17 pictures

This is an 1883 Japanese illustrated picture book (ehon) published by Kinmatsudō, compiled by Saika-en Ryūkō with illustrations by Umedō Kunimasa and editing by Kanagaki Robun, aimed at general readers in Meiji-era Japan. Its pages are monochrome woodblock prints with dense vertical kana text beside figures in patterned kimono seated in interiors, shown in lively gestures. A designer could draw on the bold black-and-white linework, the decorative textile patterns on the robes, and the compact staging of figures against sliding screens and a single window.

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