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1883 · 潜心堂[ほか] · 111 pictures

A Meiji-era Japanese illustrated book (ehon) published in 1883 by Senshindō and partners, retelling the Romance of the Three Kingdoms for a popular readership. Its pictures are black-and-white woodblock-style scenes of armoured warriors in battle, crowds on bridges and boats, and figures in dramatic action against pine trees and water, offering a designer strong examples of bold dynamic line, dense crowd composition and stylised East Asian military dress.

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