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絵本豊臣勲功記 第9編 巻之 7

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

A Meiji-era Japanese illustrated book (ehon) of 1884, compiled by Sakurazawa Dōzan and illustrated by Matsukawa Hanzan, published by Gyokudōdō and others, aimed at general readers of popular historical tales. Its pictures are black-and-white woodblock-style scenes of samurai battles, rocky cliffs, a riverside castle view and a title page framed by gourd vines, offering a designer strong examples of dynamic crowded composition and ink-line texture.

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