絵本常盤草 3巻 [1]

西川祐信画 · 1731 · 毛利田庄太郎 · 34 pictures

Ehon Tokiwagusa, volume 3 of an 1731 Japanese picture book illustrated by Nishikawa Sukenobu and published by Mouritaya Shōtarō in Edo, aimed at women and general readers of the period. Its pictures show women in patterned kimono, interiors with sliding screens and shutters, and gardens with fences and flowering shrubs, drawn in fine, economical ink line on warm paper, offering designers a model for pattern-rich costume and restrained, airy composition.

Japanese picture books (ehon)

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