[絵本] 〔２２〕新田義貞一代記上

荒川吉五郎編 · 1882 · 荒川吉五郎 · 17 pictures

An 1882 Japanese ehon picture book published by Arakawa Kichigoro, edited by Arakawa Kichigoro, presenting the life of the warrior Nitta Yoshisada in woodblock prints with columns of text. The pictures show armoured samurai and a seated court lady, with dense calligraphic panels beside them, offering a designer strong examples of traditional Japanese woodblock layout and armour patterning.

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