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絵本石山軍記

1884 · 鶴声社 · 31 pictures

An 1884 Japanese ehon picture book published by Kakusei-sha, a woodblock-style illustrated record of the Ishiyama war chronicle, aimed at a general readership. The four pictures are black-and-white line prints showing samurai in interiors with dense hatched floors, patterned screens and sweeping curtains, with bold silhouetted figures and calligraphic captions in the margins that a designer could borrow for strong graphic contrast and lettering.

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