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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] · 25 pictures

This is an illustrated Japanese guidebook of Edo, volume 10 of the Ehon Edo Miyage series, with text by Shotei Kinsui and pictures attributed to Ichiryusai Hiroshige and Hiroshige II, published by Kikuya Saburo and partners in the Edo period for travellers and armchair readers. Its woodblock views of riverbanks, boats, bridges and rooftops in soft blue and ochre show how a designer can build a calm, layered landscape with a low horizon, a single small figure and text panels set into 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