[絵本] 〔３〕源義経一代記下

竹内栄久編, 梅堂国政画 · 1884 · 小森宗次郎 · 21 pictures

A Meiji-era (1884) Japanese illustrated picture book, the third volume of a life of Minamoto no Yoshitsune, compiled by Takeuchi Eiku, illustrated by Umedo Kunimasa and published by Komori Sojiro for general readers of popular history. Its woodblock prints show warriors in armour fighting on water, cliffs and bridges, with columns of kana text beside the scenes, offering designers strong black-line compositions, dynamic diagonals and calligraphic 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