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牧金之助 著 · 1890 · 金寿堂 · 13 pictures

An 1890 Japanese ehon picture book published by Kinjudō and written by Maki Kinnosuke, a illustrated retelling of the Kagamiyama story in woodblock-style prints with running kana text. The four pictures show costumed figures in kimono indoors and at night, with a lantern, a window, and a standing attendant, drawn in bold black line and dense patterned textiles that a designer could borrow for pattern and figure composition.

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