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大星由良之助(収載資料名:豊国画帖)

豊国 · 1859 · 伊勢兼 · 1 picture

This is a Japanese woodblock print (nishiki-e) from the 1859 Toyokuni picture album, published by Iseka, showing a kabuki actor in a costume role. The record is thin, so the sheet is best read as a bust portrait of a samurai figure. The bold flat colour, patterned kimono and strong black-and-gold contrast offer designers a model for graphic poster 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