絵本真田三代実記 : 校訂 初編 巻之17-21
This is a Meiji-era Japanese woodblock-style picture book (ehon) published in 1883 by Shibunsha, edited by Watanabe Yoshikata, retelling the Sanada family chronicle for a general reading public. The four pictures show armoured samurai in dense battle scenes with spears, swords, banners and stylised clouds, drawn in bold black-and-white line with strong figure silhouettes that a designer could adapt for dynamic compositions, pattern repeats, or historical graphic motifs.
