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絵本平泉実記 : 鎌倉外伝

1886 · 金盛堂 · 24 pictures

An 1886 Japanese illustrated book (ehon) published by Kinseidō, a picture book of the Kamakura-era Heike and Heian-era tales, likely meant for a general reading public. Its pages are black-and-white woodblock-style prints showing samurai in armour and robes, with calligraphic captions set into the margins; a designer might borrow the bold ink silhouettes, dense patterned textiles, and the staging of figures against plain grounds.

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