絵本太閤記大全 7巻 [1]

西村屋与八 · 12 pictures

This Japanese ehon picture book, published by Nishimuraya Yohachi, retells the life of the warlord Toyotomi Hideyoshi in seven volumes for a popular readership. The woodblock prints show armoured warriors in combat, a seated scene of courtiers, and mounted soldiers among banners, with bold black outlines and flat tinted fills that a designer could draw on for graphic narrative layouts and pared-back line work.

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