[絵本] 〔１２〕天衣紛上野初花中幕上

武田交来 (勝次郎) 編, 梅堂国政画 · 1881 · 大倉孫兵衛 · 17 pictures

This is an 1881 Japanese ehon picture book published by Ōkura Magobei, compiled by Takeda Kōrai and illustrated by Umedō Kunimasa, showing scenes from a kabuki-derived story for a general reading audience. The woodblock-style pages show plainly drawn figures in patterned kimono, samurai with swords, and interior settings with sliding screens, lattice and low tables, with dense Japanese text in columns beside them; a designer might take the bold patterned textile motifs, the crisp line work and the compact framing of figures against architecture.

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