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牧金之助 編, 梅堂国政 画 · 1888 · 金寿堂 · 8 pictures

An 1888 Japanese picture book (ehon) titled Asagao Nikki, compiled by Maki Kinnosuke with illustrations by Umedo Kunimasa and published by Kinjudo in Japan, aimed at general readers. Its woodblock-style prints show a kneeling woman in patterned kimono and a standing samurai in a dark robe, plus interior scenes of figures seated among lattice screens and patterned floors. A designer could draw on the dense geometric textile patterns, bold black silhouettes, and the framed vertical panels with calligraphic captions.

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