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[絵本] 〔２〕 白石孝女之仇討

荒川藤兵衛 編 · 1891 · 荒川藤兵衛 · 4 pictures

A Meiji-era Japanese picture book (ehon) compiled by Arakawa Tōbei in 1891 and published by Arakawa, telling a filial vendetta story in woodblock-printed pages for a general readership. The pictures show a woman in a dark kimono wielding a long blade in dramatic stage-like poses against banded clouds, interiors, and a rooster, with dense calligraphic text panels; a designer might take the bold black-and-white hatching, patterned kimono textiles, and framed text-image layouts.

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