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[絵本] 〔16〕 敵討合法ケ辻 下

永島福太郎 編, 孟斎芳虎 画 · 1880 · 堤吉兵衛 · 16 pictures

A Meiji-era Japanese woodblock picture book (ehon) published in 1880 by Tsutsumi Kichibei, with pictures by Hōsai Yoshitora and text compiled by Nagashima Fukutarō, made for popular readers. The woodblock prints show stylized samurai in patterned robes and wide hakama, interiors with screens and tatami, and columns of vertical Japanese text beside the figures, offering a designer strong examples of dense black-and-white line work, pattern-filled garments and integrated text panels.

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