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辻岡文助編 · 1881 · 辻岡文助 · 19 pictures

This is a Japanese ehon picture book published in 1881 by Tsujioka Bunsuke, compiled by him, retelling the life of the swordsman Miyamoto Musashi in woodblock prints with dense columns of kana text. The pictures show seated and standing samurai in patterned kimono and hakama, with a mix of quiet interior scenes and sword fights, and a designer might draw on their bold black linework, checked and striped textile patterns, and the tight integration of image and vertical 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