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絵本佐野報義録 3編

知足館松旭 編 · 1886 · 鹿田源蔵 · 15 pictures

An 1886 Japanese illustrated book (ehon) in the third volume of the Sano Hōgi Roku series, compiled by Chisokukan Shōkyoku and published by Kada Gen'zō, a picture book for general readers of the Meiji period. Its woodblock-style pictures show kneeling and crouching samurai figures in plain kimono, set against wooden screens, tatami and stone walls, with short Japanese captions beside each scene; a designer could take its loose, energetic linework, strong black-and-white shapes and the compact way text and image share a frame.

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