繪本武者鞋 [上巻]

北尾重政 [画] · 1787 · 耕書堂 · 25 pictures

This Japanese illustrated picture book, the first volume of an ehon, was illustrated by Kitao Shigemasa and published in 1787 by the Kōshodō publishing house in Edo. It was made for a popular readership and presents warriors in armour in colour woodblock prints. The four pictures show samurai in dynamic poses, with stylised waves, blossoming branches and pine trees used as settings. A designer could take from them the flat colour palette, the strong black linework, and the patterned armour and wave motifs.

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