[絵本] 〔１〕慶安太平正雪一代記上

辻岡文助編 · 1881 · 辻岡文助 · 15 pictures

A Meiji-era (1881) Japanese picture book (ehon) compiled by Tsujioka Bunsuke, a publisher's edition of a dramatized account of the rebel Yui Shōsetsu and the Keian period, aimed at a general reading public. Its woodblock-printed pages pair dense columns of kana text with full-page scenes of kimono-clad figures in interiors and outdoors, drawn in bold black outline with sparse hatching and patterned fabric. A designer might take the strong figure silhouettes, the scattered chrysanthemum-like motifs on screens and robes, and the high-contrast textual layouts as models for graphic compositions.

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