[絵本] 〔２〕鼠〔ベラシ〕甲子真聞初編

泉竜亭是正編, 桜斎房種画 · 1880 · 延寿堂 · 21 pictures

A Meiji-era Japanese picture book (ehon) published by Enjudo in 1880, compiled by Izumi Ryuutei Koretada and illustrated by Obusai Fusatane, aimed at general readers. Its woodblock-style pages pair a tall column of kana-and-kanji text with full-length figures of a man in a checked kimono and loincloth, in a range of crouching, striding and wrestling poses, against simple architectural backdrops. A designer could take from it the dense text-and-image layouts, the bold checked patterning of the garments, and the expressive stances drawn in a few confident lines.

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