[絵本] 橋供養梵字文覚新皿屋舗月雨暈下

竹内栄久編, 梅堂国政画 · 1884 · 栄久堂 · 19 pictures

This is a Japanese ehon picture book in two volumes' worth of text, published 1884 by Eikudo in Japan, compiled by Takeuchi Eiku and illustrated by Umedo Kunimasa for a popular readership. The woodblock-style pages pair bold black-and-white figures in kimono and armour with columns of hand-brushed Japanese text set in the margins. A designer could draw on the strong patterned fabrics, the dense interplay of calligraphic script and figure, and the bold black silhouettes framed by interior screens and architecture.

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