絵本通俗三国志 初編 巻之6
An ehon picture book of the Romance of the Three Kingdoms, volume six of the first series, illustrated by Katsushika Taito and published in Edo by Okada Mohei for a popular readership. The four woodblock prints show mounted warriors in armour fighting amid banners and rocky terrain, along with a rugged mountain path and a scene of figures in a large vessel; a designer could take from them the bold black-and-white contrast of dense hatching, flowing cloud and wave motifs, and dynamic cropped battle compositions.
