[絵本] 〔１８〕本能寺合戦上

竹内栄久編, 梅堂国政画 · 1884 · 小森宗次郎 · 18 pictures

This Japanese picture book (ehon) from 1884, compiled by Takeuchi Eiku and illustrated by Umedō Kunimasa and published by Komori Sōjirō, retells the Honnō-ji battle in woodblock-printed pages with columns of text beside each scene. The pictures show armoured samurai in patterned robes, a standing warrior with a long spear, and a seated lord beside a sheet of white blossoms, with a designer able to draw on the bold black linework, dense textile patterns, and the text-and-image page layout.

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