[絵本] 〔１９〕鎮西八郎為朝一代記下

荒川吉五郎編 · 1882 · 荒川吉五郎 · 19 pictures

A Meiji-era Japanese picture book (ehon) compiled and published by Arakawa Kichigorō in 1882, issued as the second volume of a life story of the warrior Tametomo. The four woodblock-printed pages show armoured samurai, combat and kneeling figures framed by dense columns of Japanese text. For a designer the pages offer strong black-and-white line work, bold silhouettes of armour lacing, and the rhythm of vertical kana columns set beside images.

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