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絵本通俗三国志 5編 巻之7

葛飾戴斗 画 · 岡田茂兵衛 · 7 pictures

A Japanese woodblock picture book (ehon) from the Edo period, illustrated by Katsushika Taito for publisher Okada Mohei, part of a popular adaptation of the Three Kingdoms romance. The pictures are black-and-white block-printed battle scenes with dense crowds of armored warriors, flags, and stylized clouds and water. A designer might take the bold figure silhouettes, swirling cloud and wave patterns, and the strong contrast of solid black ink against white paper.

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