[絵本] 〔２７〕侠客幡随院長兵衛一代記上

荒川吉五郎編 · 1882 · 荒川吉五郎 · 18 pictures

This Japanese picture book (ehon) was compiled by Arakawa Kichigorō and published in 1882, presumably for general readers, and its pages show the chivalrous townsman Banzui Chōbei's life in woodblock-printed scenes. Each page pairs a full-figure kabuki-style samurai or townsman with columns of Japanese text, with bold outlines, flat black areas and patterned kimono that a designer could draw on for line work, pattern and page layout.

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