[絵本] 〔５〕丸橋忠弥由井正雪慶安太平記上

永島辰五郎編, 孟斎芳虎画 · 1881 · 宮田孝助 · 21 pictures

An 1881 Japanese ehon picture book titled after Maruhashi Chuya and Yui Shosetsu from the Keian Taiheiki, compiled by Nagashima Tatsugoro, illustrated by Gessai Yoshitora and published by Miyata Kosuke in Tokyo for popular readers. Its woodblock-printed pages pair dense vertical kana and kanji text with bold figure scenes of samurai in patterned kimono, with line work a designer could borrow for bold graphic patterns and textile motifs.

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