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絵本加藤清正一代記

牧金之助 編 · 1887 · 金寿堂 · 8 pictures

A Meiji-era Japanese picture book (ehon) compiled by Maki Kinnosuke and published in 1887 by Kinjudo, telling the life story of the warlord Kato Kiyomasa in woodblock-style prints. The four pictures show armoured samurai in close combat, with title cartouches and Japanese captions set within decorative borders. A designer could take the bold black-and-white hatching, dense armour patterning, and dynamic battle compositions as reference for action-heavy graphic 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