絵本南総里見八犬伝 第3篇
This is a Japanese illustrated edition of the Nansō Satomi Hakkenden, a novel compiled by Takizawa Bakin and published in Tokyo in 1909 by Kōkōdō, reproducing woodblock-style ehon prints for a general reading public. Its pictures are dense black-and-white line scenes of samurai and townspeople in gardens, interiors and outdoor landscapes, with clustered figures, patterned kimono and short vertical captions; a designer might borrow the crowded compositions, the bold ink outlines and the way figures are arranged around a central action.
