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筆禍史

宮武外骨 著 · 1911 · 雅俗文庫 · 29 pictures

A 1911 Japanese book by Miyatake Gaikotsu, published by Gazoku Bunko, titled 竹禍史 (Hikka-shi), a history of censorship and persecution in print, aimed at a general readership of Japanese readers. Its pictures are monochrome woodblock-style prints of Edo-period scenes, with dense calligraphic text in columns and tightly ruled borders; a designer might take from them the strong black-and-white line work, the vertical text panels, and the compact framing of figures within cramped interiors.

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