[絵本] 〔１〕鹿児島軍記巻之１−３

大西庄之助編 · 1885 · 大西庄之助 · 61 pictures

A Meiji-era Japanese woodblock picture book (ehon) compiled by Shonosuke Onishi and published by him in 1885, presenting a war chronicle of the Kagoshima rebellion in illustrated scenes with Japanese text running beside them. The pictures are bold black-line woodcuts of samurai and soldiers in motion, with calligraphic captions and flags filling the open space, so a designer can take strong silhouettes, dynamic diagonal compositions, and the expressive handling of smoke and foliage as a model for graphic action.

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