絵本曽我物語 9
An 1883 Japanese picture book (ehon) volume 9 of the Soga monogatari, compiled by Ichisaku Koji and illustrated by Hokkyo Chūwa, published in Tokyo by Kinkyoku Shuppansha for general readers of the Meiji period. Its woodblock-style line drawings show samurai in armour, traditional wooden residences with raised verandas, folding screens with pine motifs, and a figure in a pointed hat carrying a spear across a fenced compound. A designer could borrow the bold black-and-white contrast, the strong diagonal architecture, and the patterned screens for graphic work.
