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綱島亀吉 編 · 1881 · 島鮮堂 · 21 pictures

This is a Japanese ehon picture book, compiled by Tsunashima Kikichi and published in 1881 by Tōsendō, illustrating the Keian Taiheiki story for a general readership. Its pages show warriors in patterned robes and armour in dynamic poses, set beside columns of vertical kana text, offering a designer bold figure silhouettes, dense hatching, and strong black-and-white contrast.

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