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[絵本] 〔１〕 新撰太閤記

橋本直義 編 · 1884 · 島鮮堂 · 5 pictures

An illustrated Japanese ehon picture book, the first volume of the Shinsen Taikōki, compiled by Hashimoto Naoyoshi and published in 1884 by Shimasendō. Its woodblock-style pages show samurai battles and portraits of Toyotomi Hideyoshi, with printed kana text running beside the images. A designer could take from it the dynamic diagonal compositions of mounted warriors with spears and the bold black-and-white contrast of the carved line work.

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