Chaps. 4, 5 of Legends of the Dog Warriors (Hakkenden) : [volume 1]

Utagawa, Yoshimune, 1817-1880 · 1860 · Japan : [producer not identified] · 22 pictures

A Japanese woodblock-printed illustrated volume from 1860, attributed to Utagawa Yoshimune, printed in Japan for general readers of popular fiction. The pages pair dense columns of vertical Japanese text with black-and-white figure prints of kimono-clad men and women, warriors in armour, and interiors and garden settings. A designer could take the bold calligraphic line, patterned robes, and the tight integration of text blocks with image panels.

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