絵本日清大戦争 : 付・平壌黄海大合戦
A Japanese woodblock picture book (ehon) published in 1894 by Yamazaki Gyōzaburō, illustrating the first Sino-Japanese War for a popular readership. The four pictures show a soldier wading through water among reeds, warships firing with smoke clouds over a coastline, a ceremonial gateway with flags and a crowd on a shore, and a pine tree on a rocky outcrop above the sea. Their bold black-and-white line work, dense hatching and smoke clouds offer a designer a strong model for graphic, high-contrast woodcut style.
