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荒川吉五郎 編 · 1882 · 荒川吉五郎 · 19 pictures

A Meiji-era Japanese woodblock picture book (ehon) published in 1882 by Arakawa Kichigoro, presenting the legend of the samurai Ogura Hangan in a serialised volume for general readers. The pages show robed warriors and courtly figures in patterned kimono beside columns of vertical Japanese text, with bold black-and-white line work that a designer could adapt for pattern, costume, or calligraphic layout.

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