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小桜姫風月奇観 : 絵本 (後記)巻之1

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A Japanese woodblock picture book (ehon) written by Santō Kyōzan and illustrated by Utagawa Kunisada, published in Edo-period Japan by Okada Mohei and others for general readers of popular fiction. The pictures are black-and-white double-page spreads with dense hatching, showing dramatic fight scenes, armoured warriors and rustic landscapes; a designer might take their bold line work, strong figure poses and graphic use of pattern and negative space.

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