[絵本] 〔１２〕赤穂義士伝下

荒川吉五郎編 · 1882 · 荒川吉五郎 · 15 pictures

A Meiji-era Japanese ehon picture book of the Akō loyal retainers story, compiled by Arakawa Kichigorō and published in 1882 for a popular readership. Its pages are woodblock-style prints with dense vertical kana text beside scenes of samurai in interiors, a kneeling woman, and a man in a striped kimono; a designer might draw on their bold black line work, sparse flat backgrounds, and strong figure silhouettes.

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