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絵本楠公記

1888 · 駸々堂 · 25 pictures

An 1888 Japanese picture book (ehon) published by Shinshindō, illustrating the life of the warrior Kusunoki Masashige for a general readership. Its woodblock-printed pages show samurai in armour, courtly scenes with figures seated indoors, and vertical captioned panels in black line with patterned textiles, suggesting bold graphic motifs for designers working on Japanese-inspired pattern and armour detail.

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