絵本通俗三国志 2編 巻之5
This is a Japanese woodblock picture book (ehon) from the Edo period, illustrated by Katsushika Taito and published by Okada Mohei, based on the Romance of the Three Kingdoms. The black-and-white prints show armoured warriors in combat, fallen soldiers, and crowded palace interiors with patterned ceilings and cloud motifs. A designer could take from them the dynamic crowded compositions, the bold contrast of dense black hatching against open white, and the stylised swirling cloud and wave ornaments.
