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岡本起泉編 · 1882 · 金松堂 · 18 pictures

This is a Meiji-era Japanese illustrated fiction volume (ehon) written by Okamoto Kisen and published in 1882 by Kinshōdō in Tokyo, aimed at a general reading public. The woodblock pages pair dense vertical columns of kana text with small, energetic scenes of figures in kimono, a rowdy tussle, and a tense domestic moment. A designer might take the bold, high-contrast line work, the tight stacking of text and image, and the flat patterned textiles as a model for compact, graphic 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