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絵本真田三代記

牧金之助 編, 梅堂国政 画 · 1890 · 金寿堂 · 7 pictures

An 1890 Japanese ehon picture book published by Kinjudo, with text compiled by Maki Kinnosuke and illustrations by Umedo Kunimasa, telling the Sanada family chronicle in Japanese woodblock-style prints. Its pictures are bold black-and-white line drawings of armoured warriors, banners and dramatic battle scenes, with calligraphic text panels framing the images, offering a designer strong graphic contrast, patterned textiles and compositional framing ideas.

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