絵本佐野報義録 2編
An 1886 Japanese illustrated book (ehon) compiled by Chisokukan Shōkyoku and published by Shikata Genzō, presumably for popular readers in Meiji Japan. Its woodblock-printed pages pair dense columns of vertical kana-and-kanji text with framed scenes of samurai in formal dress kneeling indoors, and a designer might take its strong black-and-white contrast, tight text-image layering, and angular interior compositions with sliding screens and bamboo.
