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牧金之助 編 · 1888 · 牧金之助 · 7 pictures

An 1888 Japanese ehon picture book, volume four, titled Akō Gishi Meimeiden, compiled and published by Maki Kinnosuke, presenting individual biographies of the forty-seven loyal retainers of Akō in woodblock-style prints with explanatory text columns. The pictures show figures in kimono and armour in dynamic poses, with dense vertical kana text beside each scene, offering designers strong examples of bold black-and-white graphic composition, patterned fabric and framed panel layouts.

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