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絵本通俗三国志 3編 巻之1

葛飾戴斗 画 · 岡田茂兵衛 · 4 pictures

An Edo-period Japanese illustrated picture book (ehon) from the Tsūzoku Sangokushi series, illustrated by Katsushika Taito and published by Okada Mohei, retelling the Three Kingdoms romance for popular readers. Its woodblock pages show ornate floral borders around blank text panels, a dynamic battle scene of armoured warriors with round shields and banners on a wooden bridge, and a large calligraphic character, offering a designer strong examples of dense botanical border framing and energetic crowded action composition.

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