[絵本] 〔１〕国定忠次義名の高島２編上

川上謂一郎 (鼠辺) 編, 梅堂国政画 · 1880 · 金松堂 · 18 pictures

A Meiji-era Japanese picture book (ehon) published in 1880 by Kinshodo, with text compiled by Kawakami Ichiro'o and illustrations by Umedo Kunimasa, aimed at popular readers of the period. The woodblock prints pair a central figure with dense columns of kana text, so a designer can take from them the bold figure silhouettes, patterned kimono textures, and the vertical text layouts that frame each scene.

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