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荒川藤兵衛 編 · 1888 · 錦耕堂 · 11 pictures

An 1888 Japanese picture book (ehon) titled Ehon Iwami Buyūden, compiled by Arakawa Tōbē and published by Kinkōdō, presenting a popular warrior tale in woodblock-style prints. The pages show samurai in dramatic action with swords, smoke-like clouds and interior architecture drawn in bold black-and-white line work, with dense Japanese calligraphic captions set in blocks along the margins that a designer could borrow for layout and lettering.

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