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荒川吉五郎編 · 1882 · 荒川吉五郎 · 17 pictures

A Meiji-era Japanese picture book (ehon) edited by Arakawa Kichigoro and published by him in 1882, presenting the later part of a life story of the warrior Minamoto no Yorimitsu in woodblock prints with dense kana text columns. The pictures are black-and-white woodcut line work with bold outlines, showing armoured warriors in battle, a figure in flight over rough ground, and a seated lord beside a veranda. A designer might take the strong calligraphic contour lines, the interplay of text blocks and figures, and the dramatic diagonal compositions of the battle scene.

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