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[絵本] 〔１９〕 大岡政談天一坊

牧金之助 編, 梅堂国政 画 · 1886 · 牧金之助 · 6 pictures

This is a Meiji-era Japanese picture book (ehon) compiled by Maki Kinnosuke and illustrated by Umedo Kunimasa, published in 1886 by Maki Kinnosuke in Japan for a general readership. The woodblock-style black-and-white prints show kabuki-like samurai and townspeople in interior and night scenes with dense hatched patterns, painted-screen backgrounds, and calligraphic text columns; a designer might borrow the bold black ink silhouettes, patterned kimono textures, and the framing of text beside image.

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