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[絵本] 〔13〕 木曽義仲軍功記 上

永島辰五郎 編 · 1882 · 小森宗次郎 · 18 pictures

A Meiji-era Japanese picture book (ehon) compiled by Nagashima Tatsugorō and published by Komori Sōjirō in 1882, illustrating the military exploits of Minamoto no Yoshinaka. The pages are woodblock-printed with dense vertical columns of Japanese text beside the scenes. Its pictures show armoured warriors on horseback, close-quarters sword fighting and arrows in flight, drawn in bold black outline with strong patterned armour that a designer could borrow for dramatic linework and graphic pattern.

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