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[絵本] 〔２５〕 義経一代記

牧金之助 編, 梅堂国政 画 · 1888 · 金寿堂 · 8 pictures

A Meiji-era Japanese picture book (ehon) of 1888, compiled by Maki Kinosuke and illustrated by Umedo Kunimasa, published by Kinjudo, telling the life story of the warrior Minamoto no Yoshitsune in woodblock-printed pages. The pictures show armoured samurai in dramatic action beside columns of kana and kanji text, with bold black linework and dense hatched patterning that a designer could draw on for graphic textures and framing.

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