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[絵本] 〔５〕 天一坊物語

松井栄吉 編 · 1881 · 松井栄吉 · 13 pictures

This is a Meiji-era Japanese picture book (ehon) in volume 5 of a series on the Tenichibō story, compiled and published by Matsui Eikichi in 1881 for a general reading audience. The pictures are woodblock-style black-and-white line drawings with vertical Japanese text columns, showing samurai in combat and a figure amid bamboo; a designer might take their bold outlines, dynamic action poses, and flat patterned clothing as reference for graphic storytelling.

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