絵本彦左衛門一代記
A Meiji-era Japanese illustrated book (ehon) from 1886, published by Nichigetsudō, with an unnamed editor, presumably for popular readers of biographical tales. Its pictures are black-and-white woodblock-style scenes of kimono-clad figures in interiors, with patterned screens, cloud-and-fan motifs, and dynamic poses a designer could draw on for graphic compositions.
