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[絵本] 〔１〕 仮名手本忠臣蔵 下

松村漁夫 編, 梅堂国政 画 · 1879 · 大倉孫兵衛 · 13 pictures

An 1879 Japanese picture book (ehon) published by Ōkura Magobei, compiled by Matsumura Gyofu and illustrated by Umedō Kunimasa, retelling the Chushingura vendetta drama for a general readership. Its woodblock pages show costumed samurai and attendants in dense compositions framed by columns of kana text, with bold patterned kimono and armour that suggest strong graphic textures, bold silhouettes and text-and-image layouts a designer could adapt.

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