絵本佐野報義録 5編
An 1886 Japanese illustrated book (ehon), the fifth volume of a series compiled by Chisokukan Shōkyoku and published by Shikata Gengo, aimed at general readers. Its pages show samurai and townspeople in woodblock-style line drawings with dense patterned kimono and armour, some with handwritten captions in kana and kanji. A designer could take from them the bold black silhouettes, the textile and armour patterning, and the economical contour line work.
