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守川音次郎 編 · 1880 · 小森宗次郎 · 15 pictures

A Meiji-era Japanese illustrated picture book (ehon) published in 1880 by Komori Sōjirō, compiled by Morikawa Otojirō, presenting the life of the Buddhist priest Nichiren in woodblock-style prints. The pictures show armoured warriors in snowy and battle scenes, rendered in bold black line with Japanese text columns beside the images, offering a designer examples of dense inked line, dramatic composition, and vertical kana-and-kanji typography.

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