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楷書八行義太夫百般集 : 新形稽古本 第1編

1913 · 榎本書房 · 2 pictures

A 1913 Japanese practice book of gidayu chanted-narrative texts, published by Enomoto Shobo for learners of the style, with a dated bookplate-style stamp on the cover. Its cover shows a woman in a patterned kimono with a long sash beside a man in a dark kimono with a folding fan, rendered in a soft ink and grey woodblock manner. A designer could take from it the striking pairing of bold vertical calligraphic lettering with a quiet figurative vignette.

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