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絵本二島英雄記 巻7

平賀梅雪 著, 速水春暁斎 画 · 岡田茂兵衛 · 5 pictures

This is a Japanese woodblock picture book (ehon) from the Edo period, volume 7 of an illustrated heroic tale, written by Hiraga Baisetsu and illustrated by Hayami Shungyosai for the publisher Okada Mohei. The pictures are black-and-white line prints showing rustic landscapes with pine trees, rocks, and small figures in robes and hats, with a designer able to take from them the economical contour line, layered mountain silhouettes, and dense foliage pattern.

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