[絵本] 〔２４〕助六由縁江戸桜上

竹内栄久編, 梅堂国政画 · 1884 · 小森宗次郎 · 19 pictures

This is a Japanese illustrated picture book (ehon) published in 1884 by Komori Sōjirō, compiled by Takeuchi Eiku and illustrated by Umedō Kunimasa, presenting the kabuki story of Sukeroku in Edo cherry blossoms for general readers. The woodblock-style pages pair full-figure scenes of stylized kabuki characters with dense columns of Japanese text running around them, with bold black outlines and patterned costumes that show how figures can be framed by text blocks. A designer might take the strong silhouettes, the tight integration of vertical text and image, and the patterned kimono textures.

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