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深谷亀太郎 編 · 1887 · 深谷亀太郎 · 11 pictures

An 1887 Japanese illustrated picture book (ehon) compiled by Fukaya Kametarō and published by him, a Meiji-era woodblock-style print book for general readers. Its pages mix printed kanji captions with bold black-and-white figure scenes in armour, with dense patterned clothing and crowded compositions a designer could adapt for ink-line graphics, pattern work or bold editorial illustration.

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