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西村富次郎 編 · 1885 · 金盛堂 · 11 pictures

An 1885 Japanese illustrated book (ehon) compiled by Nishimura Tomijirō and published by Kinseidō, presumably for popular readers, retelling the life of the warrior Oguri. The pictures are black-and-white woodblock-style prints of courtly and samurai figures in patterned kimono, with pine trees, lattice and diamond-patterned textiles, and interior scenes. A designer could take bold line work, dense patterned fabrics and simple flat compositions from them.

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