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芳年武者无類 大臣武内宿弥（収載資料名：[武者无類外ニ三枚続キ画帖]）

大蘇芳年 · 1883 · 小林鉄次郎 · 1 picture

A Meiji-era Japanese woodblock print from 1883 by Tsukioka Yoshitoshi (here given as 大蘇芳年), published by Kobayashi Tetsujiro as part of a series of warrior prints for a general audience. The image shows a dramatic supernatural scene in which a red-robed figure with a bamboo pole confronts a smoke-wreathed demon-like face amid flames and rope. Designers can take its bold red and black contrast, dense patterned robes, and swirling smoke shapes as a strong model for dynamic composition and graphic energy.

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National Diet Library, Japan (国立国会図書館) · Public Domain Mark (PDM), National Diet Library · More from this library