[絵本] 〔2〕 綾重衣紋廼春秋 初編 中
This is a Meiji-era Japanese illustrated picture book (ehon) published in 1879 by Kinmatsudō, with text compiled by Itō Senzō and pictures by Umedō Kunimasa, aimed at general readers. Its woodblock-style pages pair dense columns of Japanese text with figures in patterned kimono, interiors seen through latticed windows, and a pine branch. A designer might draw on the dense calligraphic text blocks, the all-over kimono patterning, and the framing of figures against text.
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