絵本吾妻抉 [2]

北尾重政画 · 1797 · 和泉屋源七 · 46 pictures

This is an illustrated Japanese picture book (ehon) of 1797, with pictures by Kitao Shigemasa and published by Izumiya Genshichi, aimed at a general reading public. Its woodblock-printed pages show everyday Edo-period scenes with ink line, sparse shading and short columns of calligraphy, giving a designer a model of economical line drawing, layered architecture like shoji screens and eaves, and figures placed at the edges of the frame.

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