[絵本役割] 明治２０年５月刊

深谷亀太郎編 · 1887 · 深谷亀太郎 · 14 pictures

This Japanese picture book (ehon) titled 役割 was compiled by Fukaya Kametarō and published by him in Tokyo in May 1887, the twentieth year of Meiji. The woodblock-printed pages show crowds of townspeople in kimono, with shop signs and handwritten captions in the margins, so a designer can draw on their dense, busy layout of figures packed into tight compartments and the bold black-and-white hatching of Meiji print.

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