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絵本江戸土産 10編

松亭金水 解説, 一立斎広重, 広重二世 画 · 菊屋三郎[ほか] · 36 pictures

An Edo-period Japanese picture book (ehon) from the Ehon Edo Miyage series, with woodblock prints attributed to Utagawa Hiroshige and Hiroshige II, text by Shoutei Kinsui, published by Kikuya Saburo and partners in Edo. Its pages show landscapes of Edo-area places with small figures, pines, cherry trees and water, rendered in fine black line with soft colour washes and vertical calligraphic captions. A designer could take the sparse layouts, pale washed palette, and framing of distant scenery by open space.

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