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[絵本] 〔４〕 徳川十五代記略記 ３編

石川和助 編 · 1880 · 石川和助 · 9 pictures

An 1880 Japanese ehon picture book published by Ishikawa Wasuke, a woodblock-printed illustrated history of the Tokugawa shoguns, aimed at general readers. The pictures are black-and-white line woodcuts with vertical columns of kanji captions set in rectangular cartouches beside each scene, showing samurai in formal robes and armour, boats on rough water, and a stone wall with mounted riders. A designer could take bold, high-contrast linework, the framing of text panels beside figures, and the patterned kimono and armour textures.

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