[絵本] 〔１９〕国定忠治実伝３編上

大西庄之助編 · 1885 · 大西庄之助 · 20 pictures

This is a Meiji-era (1885) Japanese picture book, an ehon, published by Ōnishi Shōnosuke and presenting a dramatized true account of the outlaw Kunisada Chūji for a general readership. Its woodblock-printed pages show crowded sword fights in striped and checked kimono, with columns of vertical Japanese text running between the figures, offering a designer dense, energetic action compositions and bold patterned textiles to draw on.

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