絵本柳荒美談
This is a Meiji-era Japanese picture book (ehon) printed in 1888 by the publisher Okamoto Sensuke, aimed at general readers in Japan. The four woodblock-style pages show samurai in outdoor settings beneath pine and bamboo, with a monk-like figure carrying a large load along a path. Their bold black outlines, dense hatching and flat patterned robes suggest strong graphic silhouettes and textile-like surface patterns a designer could adapt.
