[絵本] 〔１２〕天衣紛上野初花中幕中

武田交来 (勝次郎) 編, 梅堂国政画 · 1881 · 大倉孫兵衛 · 20 pictures

A Meiji-era Japanese picture book (ehon) from 1881, published by Ōkura Magobei, with text by Takeda Kōrai and illustrations by Umedō Kunimasa, made for popular readers of kabuki-derived stories. Its woodblock-style prints show figures in patterned kimono and armour, with dense calligraphic captions set into the frames, offering a designer strong black-and-white pattern work, dramatic poses and ornamental crest and textile motifs.

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