絵本曽我物語
An 1889 Japanese illustrated picture book (ehon) published by Iroha Shobō, retelling the Soga tale in woodblock-style prints for a general readership. Its four pictures show courtly figures in layered robes against stylised screens, pine and plum branches, and wave-and-scale patterns. A designer might take the flat black outlines, patterned kimono textures and tightly framed interior compositions as a model for decorative borders and period-style pattern work.
