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絵本呉越軍談 3編 10

池田東籬 著, 柳川重信 画 · 1882 · 井上治兵衛 · 5 pictures

A Meiji-era Japanese illustrated book (ehon) of 1882, written by Ikeda Tōri and illustrated by Yanagawa Shigenobu, published by Inoue Jihei, drawn in woodblock-style line for a general reading public. Its pictures are crisp black-and-white figure scenes: courtly interiors with tiled floors and seated officials, stone stairs and garden trees, an outdoor battle among trees and pavilions, and a folding-screen room with a hurried swordfight, showing dense layouts of robes, patterned textiles and dramatic gestures a designer could borrow for period graphics or strong ink-line composition.

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