[絵本] 〔４４〕赤穂義士赤垣源蔵伝上

大西庄之助編 · 1885 · 大西庄之助 · 21 pictures

An 1885 Japanese illustrated booklet (ehon) published by Ōnishi Shōnosuke, retelling the tale of the loyal retainer Akagaki Genzō from the Akō incident in woodblock-style pages with running kana text. The woodcut scenes show seated and standing samurai in interiors, with the character name labels and calligraphy framing the figures, offering a designer examples of bold black-and-white figure silhouettes, patterned kimono, and text-and-image page layouts.

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