[絵本] 〔４〕弓張月鎮西八郎英傑譚中

竹柴金作 (琴作) 編, 梅堂国政画 · 1881 · 栄久堂 · 21 pictures

A Meiji-era Japanese illustrated picture book (ehon) from 1881, published by Eikyudo, with text by Takeshiba Kinsaku and pictures by Umedo Kunimasa, likely made for a popular readership. Its woodblock-style pages pair dense columns of Japanese text with figures in armour and kimono, showing dynamic poses, patterned fabrics and textured backgrounds a designer could draw on for pattern and composition.

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