[絵本] 〔４〕曽我之仇討

坂田善吉編 · 1879 · 坂田善吉 · 16 pictures

This is a Meiji-era Japanese picture book (ehon) compiled by Sakata Zenkichi and published by him in 1879, retelling the Soga vendetta tale in woodblock-printed pages with running text in Japanese script. The pictures show armoured warriors in dark robes and helmets in dynamic poses against plain backgrounds, with dense calligraphic columns framing the scenes; a designer might take from them the bold contrast of black masses against white space and the energetic layout of figures pressed against text blocks.

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