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牧金之助 編, 梅堂国政 画 · 1888 · 金寿堂 · 5 pictures

An 1888 Japanese ehon picture book published by Kinjudo, compiled by Makino Kinnosuke and illustrated by Umedo Kunimasa, presenting the life of the warlord Kato Kiyomasa for a popular readership. The woodblock-style pictures show armoured samurai in dramatic scenes with bold black ink, patterned armour, and large dark areas, offering a designer strong figure silhouettes, dense pattern work, and high-contrast compositions drawn from Meiji-era print conventions.

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