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絵本更科草紙 : 勇婦全伝 3編 巻之2

栗杖亭鬼卵 著, 一峰斎馬円 画 · 岡田茂兵衛 · 7 pictures

This is a Japanese illustrated picture book (ehon) from the Edo period, written by Kuriyadō Kiran and illustrated by Ippōsai Baen for a general reading public, published by Okada Mohei. Its pictures are black-and-white woodblock prints of fighting scenes, costumed warriors, and interiors with calligraphic cartouche labels, offering a designer strong examples of dynamic figure composition, bold linework, and hand-lettered titles.

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