絵本大岡名誉政談
An 1887 Japanese illustrated picture book (ehon) edited by Nakamura Asakichi and published by him, presenting the legal tales of the magistrate Ōoka in woodblock-printed pages with captions in kana and kanji. The pictures are dense black-and-white line scenes of interiors, street figures and swordsmen framed by panels, and a designer might take from them their tight panel layouts, interplay of text columns with image, and bold graphic silhouettes of kimono and architecture.
