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絵本更科草紙 : 勇婦全伝 3編 巻之3

栗杖亭鬼卵 著, 一峰斎馬円 画 · 岡田茂兵衛 · 7 pictures

This is a Japanese illustrated fiction volume (ehon), written by Kuriyatei Kiran and illustrated by Ippōsai Baen, published by Okada Mohei in Edo-period Japan for a general reading public. The woodblock pictures show warrior and courtly scenes with dense figures, inscribed cartouches, and dramatic action, offering a designer strong examples of bold black linework, patterned robes, and framed vignettes with calligraphic labels.

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