[絵本] 〔３〕仮名手本忠臣蔵１号

永島福太郎編, 孟斎芳虎画 · 1880 · 堤吉兵衛 · 17 pictures

An 1880 Japanese illustrated picture book (ehon) published by Tsutsumi Kichibei, with woodblock-style illustrations by Hōsai Yoshitora and text by Nagashima Fukutarō, retelling the Chūshingura vendetta drama for a popular readership. The pages show samurai in combat and formal poses, framed by dense columns of Japanese text, offering a designer bold figure silhouettes, patterned kimono textiles, and vertical text-and-image page layouts.

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