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大津みやげ : 狂歌画本

白縁斎梅好 [著], 稀書複製会 編 · 1919 · 米山堂 · 39 pictures

A Japanese kyoka picture book (ehon) by Hakuenshai Baikō, reproduced by the Kisho Fukusei-kai and published in Tokyo by Yonezawadō in 1919, with its woodblock-style illustrations accompanied by handwritten verse. The pictures show stylised figures in a flat, bold manner: a courtly woman in patterned robes, a warrior carrying a large banner, and two demon-like figures with clubs and horns, all drawn in simple black-and-grey outline with minimal shading, a useful reference for graphic designers seeking compact figure silhouettes and bold calligraphic captions.

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