絵本曽我物語 5巻
An 1834 Japanese illustrated book (ehon) in five volumes, illustrated by Kitao Shigemasa II and published by Nishimura Yohachi in Edo, aimed at general readers of popular tales. Its woodblock pages show armoured warriors, courtiers and seated figures in Japanese interiors, with dense columns of kana text running above and beside the scenes. A designer might take its dynamic crowded compositions, patterned armour and robes, and the way text and image share one page.
