Pages from Kinkin-sensei’s Dream of Splendor, produced in Japan in 1775 by Koikawa Harumachi. This i
Pages from Kinkin-sensei’s Dream of Splendor, produced in Japan in 1775 by Koikawa Harumachi. This is perhaps the oldest modern “comic book,” although the art of telling a story through a sequence of images dates back to ancient times. The genre of picture books called kibyoshi was inspired by this work, and were very popular during the late 18th century in Japan. -- source link
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