[絵本] 〔２〕天一坊一代記下

泉竜亭是正著, 守川周重画 · 1880 · 荒川藤兵衛 · 20 pictures

An 1880 Japanese ehon picture book, volume 2 of the Tenichibo ichidai-ki, written by Izumi Ryutei Zesei and illustrated by Morikawa Chikashige, published in Tokyo by Arakawa Tōbei for general readers of woodblock popular fiction. Its woodblock pages pair dense columns of kana text with robed and armed figures set against patterned interiors, paper screens and tatami floors, showing how a designer can combine heavy text blocks with bold figure silhouettes and decorative kimono patterns.

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