絵本倭比事 9巻付巻1巻 [2]

西川祐信画 · 1742 · 梅村弥右衛門[ほか5名] · 61 pictures

This Japanese illustrated book (ehon) of 1742, volume 2 of a nine-volume set with an appended volume, was illustrated by Nishikawa Sukenobu and published by Umemura Yaemon and five partners in Japan, for a general reading public. Its woodblock-printed pages show isometric-style architecture with figures in verandas, gardens and interiors, drawn in clean, economical linework. A designer could take from them the cropped, elevated viewpoints, stepped wooden galleries and pine trees, and the way small seated or standing figures anchor large architectural spaces.

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