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絵本豊臣勲功記 第9編 巻之 3

桜沢堂山 編, 松川半山 画 · 1884 · 群玉堂[ほか] · 7 pictures

A Meiji-era Japanese picture book (ehon) of 1884, compiled by Sakurasawa Dozan and illustrated by Matsukawa Hanzan, published by Gyokudōdō and others for a general reading public. Its woodblock-printed pages show armoured warriors in battle scenes with horses, banners and sweeping landscapes, drawn in bold black outlines and open white areas that a designer could borrow for strong figure-ground contrast and dynamic diagonal compositions.

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