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岩見英雄録 : 絵本復讐 7編6

乾坤亭東涯 著 · 1886 · 前川善兵衛等 · 6 pictures

This is a Meiji-era (1886) Japanese illustrated book, an ehon picture book printed from woodblock-style line drawings, written by Kenkotei Tōgai and published by Maekawa Zenbee and associates, for a general popular readership. The pictures show samurai in indoor settings with tatami floors, sliding screens, calligraphic inscriptions and kneeling figures in patterned hakama. A designer might draw on their crisp black-and-white linework, bold patterned textiles and flat interior 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