絵本通俗三国志 １０
This is a woodblock-style Japanese picture book, Ehon Tsūzoku Sangokushi volume 10, adapted from the Chinese Three Kingdoms novel by Konan Bunzan with additions by Nakamura Yoriji, published in Tokyo by Dōeki Shuppansha in 1883 for a popular readership. Its pictures are dense black-and-white line scenes of armoured warriors, fighting in ornate interiors with patterned screens, cloud-patterned curtains and tiled floors, and a designer might take their bold outline work, dramatic motion and carved-panel backgrounds as strong graphic reference.
