絵本鼠小僧実記
An 1887 Japanese illustrated book (ehon) titled 絵本鼠小僧実記, published by Igyōkan and others, presenting a popular account of the outlaw Nezumi Kozō in black-and-white woodblock-style prints for a general reading public. The pictures show samurai and townspeople in interiors and on riverbanks, with bold hatched kimono patterns, dramatic sword action and sparse background lines a designer could borrow for graphic linework.
