絵本更科草紙 : 勇婦全伝 後編 巻之3
This is a Japanese illustrated fiction volume (ehon) from the Edo period, written by Kurikutei Kiran and illustrated by Ippōsai Baen, published by Okada Mohei in Japan. It is a woodblock-printed adventure tale of a heroic woman, and its pictures show samurai combat, a seated woman in patterned robes beside a river town, and a warrior in armour against pine trees and rocks. A designer could take from them the dynamic diagonal sword compositions, the dense patterned textiles, and the hatched ink line used for armour and foliage.
