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[絵本] 〔1〕 小倉山青樹栄昔日新話 初編

泉竜亭是正 編, 桜斎房種 画 · 1880 · 延寿堂 · 22 pictures

A Meiji-era Japanese picture book (ehon) of 1880, compiled by Izumi Ryūtei Koremasa with illustrations by Ōsai Fusane and published by Enjudō, aimed at general readers of popular fiction. Its woodblock-style pages show interiors with sliding shoji screens, kimono-clad figures, and calligraphic columns of text beside the scenes, offering a designer the compact layout of vertical text blocks framing figures and a clear black-line graphic style.

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