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絵本稗史小説 第5集

1918 · 博文館 · 61 pictures

This Japanese picture book, published in 1918 by Hakubunkan in Tokyo, is a fifth-volume illustrated collection of popular fiction for general readers. Its woodblock-style pictures show samurai in dramatic combat and interiors with shoji screens, with bold black ink masses and flowing lines that suit designers working on energetic action compositions and woodcut-inspired graphics.

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