[絵本] 〔７〕加賀見山古郷錦下

山村清助編 · 1885 · 堤吉兵衛 · 21 pictures

This is a Meiji-era Japanese picture book (ehon) from 1885, compiled by Yamamura Seisuke and published by Tsutsumi Kichibei in Tokyo for a general reading public. The woodblock-printed pages pair small columns of kana text with full-figure scenes of kimono-clad men and women in interiors and gardens. A designer could take from them the compact layout of text blocks beside figures, the striped and patterned kimono textures rendered in simple black line, and the economical use of open white space.

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