絵本三津輪草 [2]

西川祐信画 · 1758 · 菱屋治兵衛[ほか2名] · 26 pictures

This Edo-period Japanese picture book (ehon) volume, illustrated by Nishikawa Sukenobu and published in 1758 by Hishiya Jihei and associates, presents domestic scenes for a general readership. The woodblock line drawings show seated figures in interiors with verse inscriptions beside them, offering a designer clean, economical linework, open page layouts and the rhythm of text set in vertical columns beside the figures.

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