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牧金之助 編 · 1890 · 牧金之助 · 4 pictures

An 1890 Japanese ehon picture book, Kusunoki SanDai-ki volume one, compiled by Maki Kinnosuke and published by Maki for a popular readership. The woodblock-style prints show armoured samurai in dramatic battle and ceremony, with the Japanese text set in panels beside the figures, offering designers strong black-and-white figure compositions, dense patterned armour, and bold calligraphic captions.

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