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[絵本] 〔３〕 霜夜鐘十字辻筮 初編上

武田交来 編, 大蘇芳年 画 · 1880 · 船津忠次郎 · 13 pictures

An 1880 Japanese illustrated picture book (ehon) compiled by Takeda Kōrai and illustrated by Ōsō Yoshitoshi, published by Funatsu Chūjirō, aimed at general readers of the Meiji period. Its pages pair woodblock-style line drawings of figures in kimono and men in dark robes with dense columns of Japanese text, some drawn in flowing hand-lettered script with furigana glosses. Designers may take from them the compact layout of image beside vertical text, the strong black silhouettes of costume patterns, and the sparse outdoor settings framed by foliage and pine branches.

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