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絵本源平盛衰記

秋里籬島 編 · 1894 · 金桜堂 · 29 pictures

An 1894 Japanese ehon picture book, the Ehon Genpei Seisuiki, compiled by Akisato Ritō and published by Kinōdō, retelling the Genpei war chronicle in woodblock-style prints. Its pictures show samurai and courtly figures in layered robes and armour, with bold black ink masses, dense patterned textiles, and short Japanese caption cartouches that a designer could borrow for compositional contrast.

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