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絵本通俗三国志 3編 巻之3

葛飾戴斗 画 · 岡田茂兵衛 · 8 pictures

An 1880s Japanese woodblock picture book (ehon) illustrating the Romance of the Three Kingdoms, drawn by Katsushika Taito and published in Tokyo by Okada Mohei. It was made for general readers who enjoyed popular historical fiction. The pictures are black-and-white line prints showing mountain landscapes, crowded battle scenes, a rider on a rearing horse, and a decorative title page; a designer could draw on their dense hatching, pine foliage, and rocky outcrops for ink-style patterns.

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