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[絵本] 〔３〕 霜夜鐘十字辻筮 ２編上

武田交来 編, 大蘇芳年 画 · 1880 · 船津忠次郎 · 14 pictures

This is a Meiji-era Japanese picture book (ehon) published in 1880 by Funatsu Chujiro, with text compiled by Takeda Kōrai and illustrations by Tsukioka Yoshitoshi, aimed at general readers of popular fiction. Its woodblock-printed pages pair dense columns of kana text with scenes of seated and standing figures in kimono, some in interiors with low tables, teapots and small boxes, giving designers a clear study in compact narrative layout, tight linework and the dramatic use of black ink masses in clothing and furniture.

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