絵本更科草紙 : 勇婦全伝 後編 巻之5
This is a Japanese illustrated fiction volume (ehon) from the Edo period, written by Kuritsujō Kiran and illustrated by Ippōsai Baen, published by Okada Mohei in Edo. Its woodblock-printed black-and-white pages show samurai, boats and bridges, and a woman with a sword, set in the Edo-era idiom of heroic tales. A designer can draw on its bold outline line work, dense hatching of water and rope, and compact, crowded panel compositions.
