[絵本] 〔１〕滋賀県美談今常盤布施譚初編上

松林伯円編, 梅堂国政画 · 1880 · 松延堂 · 20 pictures

A Meiji-era Japanese illustrated storybook (ehon) published in 1880 by Shoendo, compiled by Matsubayashi Hakuen and illustrated by Umedo Kunimasa, aimed at general popular readers. Its woodblock-style pages pair dense vertical Japanese text columns with seated figures in patterned kimono and hakama, and the framing and text blocks show how Edo-derived print layouts were adapted for narrative. A designer might take the strong black-and-white contrast, the rhythm of vertical text beside figures, and the patterned textile fills.

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