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[絵本] 〔３〕 鬼神お松

松井栄吉 編 · 1881 · 松井栄吉 · 13 pictures

An 1881 Japanese ehon picture book, volume 3, compiled by Matsui Eikichi and published by Matsui Eikichi, illustrating the tale of the demon-spirit Omatsu with woodblock-printed figures and columns of kana text. The pictures show a kneeling figure in a kimono and hakama, a seated warrior with a sword, a woman kneeling beneath blossoming branches, and a fighting figure in layered armour with blades thrust through its sash, drawn in bold black outlines with hatched fabric patterns a designer could borrow for dynamic line work and textile-like 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