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松井栄吉 編 · 1881 · 松井栄吉 · 13 pictures

This is a Japanese picture book (ehon) of 1881, compiled and published by Matsui Eikichi, illustrating the Oguri Hangan legend in woodblock-printed pages with columns of kana text. The pictures show figures in armour, a courtier with a fan and pipe under a pine, and a couple in a tangle of cloth, so a designer could draw on their bold outlines, hatched textile patterns, and the dense pairing of image and vertical script.

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