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栗杖亭鬼卵 著, 一峰斎馬円 画 · 岡田茂兵衛 · 14 pictures

This is a Japanese illustrated picture book (ehon) from the Edo period, written by Kuritsuetei Kiran and illustrated by Ippōsai Baen, published by Okada Mohei, part of a heroic tales series about brave women. The woodblock pages show armoured warriors, a kneeling figure beside a lacquered screen, and bold figures with scrolls and flames, offering a designer strong black-line figure poses, patterned robes, and dramatic compositions with framed captions.

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