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[絵本] 〔８〕 宮本武蔵一代記

堤吉兵衛 編 · 1888 · 堤吉兵衛 · 8 pictures

An 1888 Japanese illustrated picture book (ehon, volume 8 of a series) compiled by Tsutsumi Kichibei and published by him, telling the life story of the swordsman Miyamoto Musashi. The pictures are woodcut-style black and white scenes of samurai in combat, seated in a quiet interior, and walking through dense bamboo or brush. A designer could take the bold hatched linework, the dramatic diagonal compositions of falling and striking figures, and the patterned kimono and hakama textures.

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