[絵本] 〔５１〕堀部安兵衛一代記上

大西庄之助編 · 1885 · 大西庄之助 · 19 pictures

A Meiji-era (1885) Japanese ehon picture book, the first volume of a life story of the samurai Horibe Yasubei, compiled by Ōnishi Shōnosuke for a general readership. Its woodblock-style pages pair dense columns of vertical Japanese text with framed scenes of seated or standing men in patterned kimono and hakama, set against interiors with sliding screens, lattice windows and low tables.

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