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絵本通俗三国志 巻14

清水市次郎 和解 · 1884 · 清水市次郎 · 11 pictures

An 1884 Japanese woodblock-style picture book, volume 14, published by Shimizu Ichijirō as an illustrated popular version of the Romance of the Three Kingdoms for a general reading public. Its pictures show bold, high-contrast figures in armour and robes, with densely patterned costumes, dramatic poses and battle scenes set against simple landscapes that a designer could adapt for strong graphic silhouettes and ornamental pattern.

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