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沢久次郎 編 · 1887 · 沢久次郎 · 12 pictures

A Meiji-era Japanese picture book (ehon) from 1887, compiled by Sawa Kyūjirō and published by him, presenting episodes from the Hakkenden adventure in woodblock-style prints for a general reading audience. Its pictures show samurai in loose robes and hakama, with swords drawn and poised in staged action, framed by columns of hand-lettered kana text that a designer could borrow for its bold line economy and rhythmic text-image 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