[絵本] 〔６〕幡随院長兵衛略伝下

永島福太郎編, 孟斎芳虎画 · 1880 · 堤吉兵衛 · 18 pictures

An 1880 Japanese ehon picture book, volume six, a biographical sketch of the Edo-period commoner hero Banzuin Chōbei, published by Tsutsumi Kichibei and illustrated by Hōsai Yoshitora. The pictures are black-and-white woodblock prints with dense calligraphic columns beside the scenes. Their crowded, fast-moving sword fights, dramatic poses and heavy inked outlines show a designer how to build energetic action compositions with strong black-and-white contrast.

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