[絵本] 〔２〕天一坊実記

綱島亀吉編 · 1885 · 綱島亀吉 · 27 pictures

An 1885 Japanese illustrated picture book (ehon) compiled by Kamekichi Tsunashima and published by him, recounting the story of the impostor Tenichibo in woodblock-style pages for a popular readership. The four pages show samurai in formal kimono and hakama, one kneeling with a sword and another seated in a formal room, with Japanese text set in columns beside the figures. A designer could take from them the flat black linework, dense patterned textile motifs, and the vertical calligraphic text panels arranged around figures.

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