絵本八犬伝
An 1889 Japanese woodblock-printed ehon picture book, compiled by Yamamoto Tsunejirō and published by Ryūsōdō, made for general readers and illustrating the Nansō Satomi Hakkenden tale. Its pages show swordsmen in striped and patterned robes, samurai in armour, and figures in gardens and mountain settings, with Japanese calligraphy running beside each scene, giving designers dynamic poses, textile patterns and compositional framing built from strong diagonals.
