絵本難波戦記
An 1880 Japanese illustrated book (ehon) with text by Izumi Ryūtei Koremasa and pictures by Umedō Kunimasa, published by Kodama Matashichi, retelling the Osaka war chronicle for a general reading public. Its woodblock-style pages pair dense vertical Japanese text with action scenes of armoured samurai charging on horseback, clashing with spears and swords, and a seated lord under a patterned canopy. A designer could draw on the dynamic diagonal compositions, radiating streaks of light behind the riders, and the strong black-and-white contrast of armour and ink lines.
