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絵本甲越軍記

1886 · 春陽堂 · 76 pictures

An 1886 Japanese illustrated book (ehon) published by Shunyodo, a Meiji-era war chronicle with pages of woodblock-style text columns beside dynamic battle scenes. The pictures are bold black-and-white line drawings with dense vertical kanji, dramatic tree and landscape silhouettes, and armored samurai in motion, offering a designer strong graphic contrast, flowing vertical type layouts, and energetic action compositions.

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