[絵本万歳] 六条万才

1888 · 万歳屋 · 6 pictures

A Meiji-era Japanese picture book (ehon) published in 1888 by Mandaiya, printed in woodblock-style black ink for a general readership. Its pictures are bold, high-contrast black-and-white blocks with large kana and kanji characters and cropped scenes; a designer might borrow the strong silhouette, the rough stamped texture, and the calligraphic lettering as a graphic device.

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