絵本二島英雄記 巻８
This is a Japanese woodblock picture book (ehon) from the Edo period, with text by Hiraga Baisetsu and illustrations by Hayami Shungyosai, published by Okada Mohei, showing a warrior tale in volume eight. The pictures are black-and-white line drawings with bold outlines and spare shading, showing figures in outdoor landscapes, rocks, trees and waves, a designer might take their clean ink-line economy and compositional use of blank space.
