[絵本] 〔２〕義士銘々伝下

橋本直義編 · 1880 · 小森宗次郎 · 23 pictures

A Meiji-era Japanese picture book (ehon) compiled by Hashimoto Naoyoshi and published in 1880 by Komori Sōjirō, presenting individual portraits of the forty-seven loyal retainers. Its pages pair full-length woodblock figures of samurai in dynamic poses with columns of Japanese text and biographical notes. A designer might take the bold black-and-white line work, patterned kimono textures, and dramatic action stances as reference for graphic motifs.

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