絵本通俗三国志 １
This is a Japanese illustrated edition of the Three Kingdoms romance, Ehon Tsūzoku Sangokushi volume 1, translated by Kosen Bunzan and expanded by Nakamura Yorihara, published in Tokyo by Tōeki Shuppansha in 1883. The woodblock-style print shows three robed figures in a framed panel, with ornate costume detail and kanji captions. A designer could take from it the bold figure silhouettes, dense patterned robes, and the boxed caption layout typical of Meiji-era ehon.
