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清水市次郎 編・和解 · 1884 · 清水市次郎 · 18 pictures

An 1884 Japanese woodblock-style picture book (ehon) published by Shimizu Ichijirō, illustrating the Water Margin (Suikoden) tale for a popular readership. The pictures show figures tearing, scattering and burning pages in interiors with lattice screens, with calligraphic captions set into the frames; a designer could draw on their dense hatched linework and dramatic gestures of destruction.

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