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絵本通俗三国志 6編 巻之8

葛飾戴斗 画 · 岡田茂兵衛 · 8 pictures

This is a Japanese woodblock ehon picture book, the sixth fascicle of an illustrated popular version of the Romance of the Three Kingdoms, illustrated by Katsushika Taito and published by Okada Mohei, likely in Edo in the early 19th century for a general reading public. Its pictures are black-and-white block-printed scenes of mountain landscapes, snowy hills, horsemen, and chariots with calligraphic captions, showing a designer how dense linework can build atmosphere, depth and crowded narrative action.

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