絵本通俗三国志 7編 巻之8
A Japanese woodblock picture book (ehon) from the Edo period, a popular illustrated version of the Three Kingdoms romance, illustrated by Katsushika Taito and published by Okada Mohei. The pictures show armoured warriors in indoor and outdoor scenes drawn in bold black ink lines with dense hatched shading. A designer could take the strong graphic contrast of solid black masses against open white ground, the dynamic diagonal poses, and the bold framing of the interior screens and windows.
