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岡本起泉 (勘造) 編, 芳川春濤 閲 · 1882 · 島鮮堂 · 15 pictures

This is an 1882 Japanese illustrated picture book (ehon) published by Tōsendō, compiled by Okamoto Kizen with commentary by Yoshikawa Shuntō, printed in woodblock style with dense kana text beside each scene. The pictures show figures in everyday Meiji-era settings, with bold black outlines, patterned kimono, and text columns framing the images, offering a designer examples of compact narrative panel layout and graphic patterning.

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