絵本貝歌仙 3巻 [1]

西川祐信画 · 1748 · 菱屋治兵衛[ほか1名] · 26 pictures

This is an 1748 Japanese picture book (ehon) in three volumes, illustrated by Nishikawa Sukenobu and published in Edo by Hishiya Jihei and another publisher, aimed at a general readership of townspeople. The pictures are monochrome woodblock prints of elegant women in patterned kimono, set against sparse interiors, verandas, and garden views, with calligraphic captions. A designer might draw on their economical line work, the repeated kimono motifs such as waves, pine, and blossom, and the flat spatial layout with open floor planes.

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