絵本川中島合戦
An 1890 Japanese picture book (ehon) compiled by Maki Kinnosuke and illustrated by Umedo Kunimasa, published by Kinjudo, retelling the Battle of Kawanakajima for a general readership. Its pages are black-and-white woodblock-style prints of armoured warriors in battle and in tense standoffs, with vertical Japanese captions and decorative borders. A designer could take its bold black silhouettes, dense hatching on armour and foliage, and the strong figure poses for dramatic historical compositions.
