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斎藤長八編 · 1887 · 斎藤長八 · 14 pictures

This is a Meiji-era Japanese picture book (ehon) compiled by Saitō Chōhachi and published in Tokyo in 1887, apparently aimed at general readers. Its woodblock-style pages show crowded scenes of samurai and townspeople in dense black-and-white line work, with vertical Japanese captions and kanji-like inscriptions set beside the figures. A designer might take the tight, busy compositions, the bold patterned kimono and armour textures, and the framed panel layouts divided into scenes.

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