絵本三国志
An 1888 Japanese illustrated book (ehon) compiled by Maki Kinnosuke and published by him, retelling the Three Kingdoms romance for a general readership. The single picture is a wide, double-page spread in black ink, with a caption label in the left margin, showing dense woodcut-style foliage and rocky ground. A designer might take its bold, crowded linework and strong figure silhouettes as a model for dramatic dark-on-light composition.
