絵本宮本左門之助武勇伝
An 1887 Japanese illustrated book (ehon) published by Shinshindō and written by Okada Kasen, presenting the martial exploits of the samurai Miyamoto Sakonnosuke for a general readership. Its pictures are black-and-white woodblock-style scenes of swordfights, night action and interior confrontations, with dense patterned hatching, bold silhouettes against light fields, and stylised geometric backgrounds a designer could draw on for graphic compositions of action and contrast.
