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[絵本] 〔2〕 鼠〔ベラシ〕甲子真聞 3編

泉竜亭是正 編, 桜斎房種 画 · 1880 · 延寿堂 · 19 pictures

A Meiji-era Japanese picture book (ehon) published in 1880 by Enjudō, with text compiled by Izumi Ryūtei Koremasa and illustrated by Ōsai Fusane, aimed at general readers of popular fiction. Its woodblock-style pages pair a tall column of kana text with figures in kimono and samurai dress, showing how dense text blocks can sit beside figure groups within a single framed panel.

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