[絵本役割] 明治18年11月刊
An 1887 Japanese illustrated book (ehon) compiled by Saito Chohachi and published by him, likely in Tokyo, for a general readership. Its woodblock prints show crowded scenes of men in kimono and armour with rows of captioned figures, dense hand-lettered labels and crests, and a bold black-and-white graphic style a designer could borrow for dense, labelled compositions and strong line patterns.
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