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牧金之助 編, 梅堂国政 画 · 1886 · 牧金之助 · 23 pictures

An 1886 Japanese illustrated picture book (ehon) compiled by Maki Kinnosuke and illustrated by Umedo Kunimasa, published by Maki Kinnosuke in Japan for a general readership. Its pictures show scenes of heroic figures in traditional dress with captions in vertical Japanese text, drawn in a woodblock-print style. A designer might take from them the dynamic poses, patterned kimono textures, and stylised cloud and wave motifs.

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