絵本古金襴 3巻 [2]

鈴木春信画 · 1763 · 西宮新六[ほか1名] · 22 pictures

This is a Japanese picture book (ehon) in three volumes, illustrated by Suzuki Harunobu and published in 1763 by Nishimiya Shinroku and another publisher, probably for a general popular readership. The pictures are sparse black-line woodblock drawings on pale paper, with figures in patterned kimono, pine trees, flowing water, and small scenes of street life and children at play. A designer could take from them the economy of contour line, the open negative space around figures, and the patterned textile motifs on the garments.

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