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岩見英雄録 : 絵本復讐 7編4

乾坤亭東涯 著 · 1886 · 前川善兵衛等 · 5 pictures

This is a Japanese illustrated fiction volume (ehon) by Kenkatei Tōgai, published in 1886 in Tokyo by Maekawa Zenbei and others, for popular readers of revenge-tale stories. The black-and-white woodblock-style pictures show samurai in interiors and outdoor scenes, with dense hatched and patterned kimono and floor-mat textures, and a designer could draw on their bold line work, patterned textiles, and tightly framed compositions with calligraphic text panels.

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