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絵本通俗三国志 2編 巻之6

葛飾戴斗 画 · 岡田茂兵衛 · 7 pictures

This is a Japanese woodblock-printed picture book (ehon) from the Edo period, illustrated by Katsushika Taito and published by Okada Mohei, a popular adaptation of the Three Kingdoms romance for general readers. The pictures are black-and-white line prints of interior scenes with figures in patterned robes, screens, windows, and tiled floors, drawn with crisp contour lines and dense hatching in the patterned fabrics and floors. A designer might draw on their graphic clarity, strong figure-ground contrast, and the decorative all-over patterning of kimono and architectural details.

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