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絵本通俗三国志 7編 巻之3

葛飾戴斗 画 · 岡田茂兵衛 · 10 pictures

This is a Japanese woodblock picture book (ehon) from the Edo period, illustrated by Katsushika Taito and published by Okada Mohei, retelling the Chinese Three Kingdoms romance for a popular readership. The pictures are black-and-white line prints of battle scenes, a horse-drawn carriage with mounted warriors, and interior scenes with figures kneeling on a tatami floor, showing dense hatching for snow, foliage, and fabric patterns that a designer could draw on for strong graphic linework and texture.

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