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竹内栄久 編 · 1885 · 島鮮堂 · 13 pictures

An 1885 Japanese illustrated picture book (ehon) titled Honchō Eiyū Kagami, compiled by Takeuchi Eiku and published by Shimasendō, with woodblock-style prints of heroic warriors and courtly figures from Japanese history. The pictures are bold black-and-white line drawings with dense patterned robes, armour and hatching, offering designers strong silhouettes and textile-like pattern motifs alongside short columns of Japanese text.

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