絵本柳荒美談
This is a Japanese ehon picture book, printed in 1888 by the publisher Suzuki Kinsuke, a woodblock-style illustrated volume of popular tales. The pictures are bold black-and-white line drawings with dense hatching, showing samurai in patterned kimono and hakama, a sword fight among trees, and a fan-patterned interior. A designer might take their strong silhouettes, dense ink textures, and patterned costume motifs such as checkerboard and striped fabric.
