Illustrated Journal of Japanese History no. 1-10 (Nihon Rekishi Gaho) : [volume 8]
This is a Meiji-era Japanese illustrated history journal, compiled by Matsumoto Fūko and published in Tokyo in 1892 for general readers interested in national history. The open double-page spread shows a woodblock-style battle scene with armoured warriors, spears and bamboo, rendered in soft colour and ink washes. A designer could draw on its dynamic diagonal composition, the crowded clustering of spears and raised arms, and the restrained palette of pale ochre, grey and green.
![Picture 1 of 1 from Illustrated Journal of Japanese History no. 1-10 (Nihon Rekishi Gaho) : [volume 8] (1892), leaf 7](https://img.insideoutlibrary.com/img/200/met-p16028coll7_24198-7-1.webp)