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芸者お花・刀屋半七(収載資料名:豊国画帖)

豊国 · 伊勢兼 · 2 pictures

A Japanese woodblock print from the Meiji era, made by the artist Toyokuni and published by Iseka, with the title given as Geisha Hana and Katanaya Hanshichi, from a collection of his prints. The pictures show polychrome figure scenes with rich patterned kimono, a full moon, and lanterns, offering a designer strong examples of layered pattern, bold flat colour and decorative textile motifs.

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