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伴源平 編 · 1886 · 中島抱玉堂 · 6 pictures

A pocket-sized Meiji-era Japanese picture book (ehon) of the Soga tale, compiled by Ban Genpei and published in 1886 by Nakajima Hōgyokudō, aimed at general readers. Its pictures are woodblock-style prints with dense patterned robes, bold black outlines and interior scenes, offering designers examples of kimono pattern, figure composition and framed text panels.

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