絵本西遊記全伝
A Japanese illustrated edition of the Journey to the West novel, published in 1893 by Bunjidō, a Japanese publisher, for general readers of popular picture books. The woodblock-style line prints show a bedchamber scene with silk drapery, a monkey figure with a staff in a mountain setting, a mounted rider with attendants beside a walled compound, and a seated Daoist sage beside an emperor in formal robes. Designers can take bold black linework, patterned textile detail, and dense hatched foliage as a model for compositions with strong contrast and pictorial framing.
