[絵本] 〔４〕冬楓月夕栄初編

彩霞園柳香編, 梅堂国政画, 仮名垣魯文閲 · 1883 · 金松堂 · 18 pictures

This is a Japanese ehon picture book from 1883, published by Kinmatsudō, compiled by Saika-en Ryūkō with illustrations by Umedō Kunimasa and revised by Kanagaki Robun, made for a general reading audience. Its pages pair dense columns of kana text with woodblock-style figure drawings of seated men and women in patterned kimono, set in plain interior rooms with sliding screens and low tables. A designer might take the bold black linework, the patterned textile motifs on the robes, and the compact framing of text beside figures.

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