[絵本] 〔２６〕黒手組助六物語下

荒川吉五郎編 · 1882 · 荒川吉五郎 · 20 pictures

An 1882 Japanese woodblock picture book (ehon) compiled by Arakawa Kichigorō and published by him, aimed at general readers and illustrating the Sukeroku story from the kabuki repertoire. The pages show samurai-style figures in patterned kimono in tense, staged poses, with dense vertical columns of text between the scenes. A designer could take the bold black-and-white line work, the checked and striped textile patterns, and the compact arrangement of image panels beside text columns.

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