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泉鏡花 著 · 1920 · 春陽堂 · 14 pictures

A 1920 Japanese illustrated book (ehon) published by Shunyodo, with text by Izumi Kyoka, likely aimed at general readers of modern fiction. Its pictures are reproduced in halftone and show women in kimono in doorways and interiors, with striped, patterned and floral textiles and strong black-and-white contrast a designer could draw on for pattern or composition.

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