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荒川吉五郎 編 · 1882 · 荒川吉五郎 · 17 pictures

A Meiji-era Japanese picture book (ehon) compiled by Arakawa Kichigoro and published by him in 1882, printed as woodblock-style illustrations with kana text columns beside the figures. The pictures show samurai and townspeople in a vengeance tale, drawn in bold black outline with patterned kimono and sparse ground details, offering a designer clear models of flat, graphic line work and textile pattern.

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