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大西庄之助 編 · 1885 · 大西庄之助 · 19 pictures

A Meiji-era Japanese ehon picture book published in 1885 by Daisaburō... no, by Ōnishi Shōnosuke as editor and publisher, illustrating the Tenpō suikoden tales of outlaw heroes. The pages show swordsmen in action beside kanji text blocks, with bamboo, a Mount Fuji backdrop, and architectural details; a designer might draw on their bold black-and-white woodblock line, dense text-and-image layouts, and fluid action poses.

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