絵本合邦辻
An 1886 Japanese illustrated book (ehon) published by Jiyukaku, a picture book of Japanese woodblock-style prints made for a general readership. The four pictures show samurai in formal dress and armour, a man kneeling beside a pine, and a group of men in patterned hakama, all in bold black line with scattered flecks and Japanese captions in cartouches. A designer might take the strong calligraphic contour lines, the patterned fabric of the hakama, and the flecked background as graphic devices.
