[絵本] 〔１〕金千両岩川治郎吉下

竹内栄久編, 梅堂国政画 · 1884 · 小森宗次郎 · 24 pictures

This is a Japanese picture book (ehon) published in 1884 by Komori Sōjirō, with text compiled by Takeuchi Eiku and illustrations by Umedō Kunimasa, printed for a general reading public. The pictures are woodblock-style line illustrations of a kimono-clad figure set against framed interiors, with calligraphic text columns running beside each scene. A designer might take from them the dense repeated lattice and geometric patterning of the kimono fabrics, and the tight integration of hand-lettered text within the picture frame.

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