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絵本通俗三国志 初編 巻之8

葛飾戴斗 画 · 岡田茂兵衛 · 9 pictures

This is a Japanese woodblock picture book (ehon) from the Edo period, a popular vernacular retelling of the Romance of the Three Kingdoms, illustrated by Katsushika Taito and published by Okada Mohei for a general reading public. The pictures are dense black-and-white line prints with bold outlines, crowded battle scenes, horsemen, armoured figures, and dramatic diagonal compositions that a designer could adapt for strong graphic silhouettes and manga-like action framing.

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