絵本曽我物語 第1編上
An 1884 Japanese ehon picture book, the first volume of the Soga monogatari, compiled by Isshō Koji and published by Shibundō in Tokyo for general readers of traditional tales. The black-and-white woodblock-style pages show armoured samurai in interiors and courtyards with calligraphic captions in vertical columns. A designer could take its dense ink linework, patterned armour and kimono textures, and framed panels with vertical text for historical or heritage graphics.
