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荒川藤兵衛 編 · 1891 · 荒川藤兵衛 · 5 pictures

A Japanese illustrated picture book (ehon) compiled by Arakawa Tōbei and published in 1891 in Japan, presenting a vendetta tale from the Igaeri-style revenge story for general readers. Its pictures are black-and-white woodblock-style scenes of swordfighting samurai in crowded action poses, with patterned kimono, striped hakama and dense hatched backgrounds, offering a designer strong models for dynamic figure composition, bold graphic line work and decorative ornamental borders.

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