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絵本豊臣勲功記 第8編 巻之1

桜沢堂山 編, 松川半山 画 · 1884 · 群玉堂[ほか] · 11 pictures

A Meiji-era Japanese picture book (ehon) from 1884, compiled by Sakurazawa Dozan and illustrated by Matsukawa Hanzan, published by Gyokudo and others, presenting heroic warriors of the Toyotomi period for a general readership. Its pictures are bold black-and-white woodblock prints with dense hatching and calligraphic captions, showing strong silhouettes, dynamic poses and patterned armour a designer could draw on for graphic motifs.

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