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大西庄之助 編 · 1885 · 大西庄之助 · 21 pictures

A Meiji-era Japanese picture book (ehon) compiled by Ōnishi Shōnosuke and published by him in 1885, telling the story of the Akō retainer Muramatsu Sandayū for a popular readership. The pages are black-and-white woodblock-style prints with dense vertical kana text beside framed scenes. Designers can take the compact panel layouts, the calligraphic text columns set around the figures, and the stylized patterned robes and stone-and-sea backdrops.

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