[絵本] 〔３９〕耕雲斉武田軍配３編下

大西庄之助編 · 1885 · 大西庄之助 · 21 pictures

This is a Japanese woodblock-printed picture book (ehon) published in 1885 by Ōnishi Shōnosuke, with the text written in Japanese columns beside each illustration. The pictures show armoured samurai in battle and marching columns of foot soldiers with banners and spears, rendered in bold black outlines with heavy cloud and smoke shapes. A designer might take from them the strong graphic contrast of solid black armour against plain white ground and the stylised clouds used as framing devices.

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