[絵本] 〔８〕本朝二十四孝上

山村清助編 · 1885 · 堤吉兵衛 · 19 pictures

This is a Japanese woodblock picture book (ehon) published in 1885 by Tsutsumi Kichibei, compiled by Yamamura Seisuke, drawing on the Honchō nijūshikō tales of exemplary filial sons. The four pictures show standing and kneeling male figures in patterned kimono beside columns of printed kana text, with cloud and wave backgrounds. A designer might take bold figure outlines, dense all-over kimono patterns, and the interplay of vertical text blocks with framed scenes.

Japanese picture books (ehon)

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