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荒川吉五郎編 · 1882 · 荒川吉五郎 · 16 pictures

A Meiji-era Japanese woodblock picture book (ehon) published in 1882 by Arakawa Kichigorō, printed for a general readership with text columns running alongside the images. Its pages show kabuki-style actors and courtesans in patterned robes, set against lattice screens, pine branches and interior screens, with the vertical Japanese text filling the upper and side margins. A designer could draw on its bold black linework, dense textile patterning and the way handwritten-looking script is integrated into the picture field.

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