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絵本賤ケ岳戦記 : 古今実伝

荒川藤兵衛 編 · 1887 · 錦耕堂 · 8 pictures

An 1887 Japanese illustrated book (ehon) titled Ebon Shizugatake Senki, compiled by Arakawa Tōbei and published by Kinkōdō, presenting a historical account of the Shizugatake battle. Its woodblock-style pictures show armoured samurai in dense action, with dramatic mountain and forest settings, dynamic horse-riding poses, and Japanese text running along the tops of the panels that a designer could use for bold, high-contrast graphic 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