[絵本] 〔４〕宮本武勇伝

綱島亀吉編 · 1887 · 綱島亀吉 · 15 pictures

An 1887 Japanese illustrated picture book (ehon) published and compiled by Tsunashima Kamekichi, part four of a series retelling the legendary exploits of the swordsman Miyamoto Musashi. Its pictures are crude black-and-white woodcut-style prints with columns of calligraphic text beside the figures, showing samurai in dynamic sword fights with bold silhouettes, hatching and stark contrast a designer might draw on for graphic action compositions.

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