[絵本] 〔６〕佐倉宗五郎一代記上

山村清助編 · 1885 · 堤吉兵衛 · 22 pictures

A Meiji-era Japanese ehon picture book, the sixth volume of a Sakura Sōgorō life story, compiled by Yamamura Seisuke and published in 1885 by Tsutsumi Kichibei for a popular readership. Its woodblock pages show dramatic scenes with figures in patterned kimono, dense vertical calligraphic captions and cloud or tree motifs, offering designers strong bold line work, patterned textile designs and compact text-and-image layouts.

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