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絵本豊臣勲功記 第8編 巻之6

桜沢堂山 編, 松川半山 画 · 1884 · 群玉堂[ほか] · 5 pictures

An 1884 Japanese ehon picture book, volume 6 of part 8 of a Toyotomi military-merit chronicle, edited by Sakurazawa Dozan and illustrated by Matsukawa Hanzan, published by Gyokudo and others for a popular readership. Its black-and-white woodblock-style pages show samurai armour, a wheeled cannon or cart on a cliff, smoke-filled fortress assault and a warrior with a sword by bamboo and water, with kanji captions set in columns beside the scenes, offering a designer strong dynamic compositions and bold inked contrast for battle-themed layouts.

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