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沢久次郎 編 · 1887 · 沢久次郎 · 14 pictures

This is a Meiji-era Japanese picture book (ehon) issued in 1887 by the publisher Sawa Kyujiro, presumably for a general popular readership, illustrating the Kagamiyama Kokyo no Nishiki stage story. The woodblock-style prints show kimono-clad figures in interiors and outdoor settings with dense columns of Japanese text beside them, offering a designer patterned robes, fan-and-chrysanthemum motifs, and a compact layout of image and text.

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