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[絵本] 〔2〕 蓆旗群馬嘶 第2編

彩霞園柳香 編, 梅堂国政 画, 仮名垣魯文 閲 · 1883 · 金松堂 · 16 pictures

An 1883 Japanese ehon picture book (volume 2 of a multi-part set) published by Kinshodo, with text compiled by Saikaen Ryuko, illustrated by Umedo Kunimasa, and revised by Kanagaki Robun, made for a general reading public. Its woodblock-printed pages show interiors with seated and standing figures in patterned kimono, with columns of vertical Japanese text running beside them, offering a designer examples of dense text-image layouts, striped and checked textile patterns, and simple domestic staging.

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