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岡田玉山 著 · 1888 · 清輝閣 · 40 pictures

An 1888 Japanese illustrated book (ehon) by Okada Gyokuzan, published by Seikikaku, presenting popular episodes from the life of the warlord Toyotomi Hideyoshi in black-and-white woodblock-style prints. The pictures show courtly and samurai figures in elaborate robes, armour and interiors, with calligraphic captions in columns beside them, offering a designer strong examples of Meiji-era Japanese line illustration with dense patterned textiles and decorative vertical text.

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