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[絵本] 〔9〕 尼子十勇士実伝

大西庄之助 編 · 1885 · 松延堂 · 16 pictures

An 1885 Japanese illustrated picture book (ehon) published by Matsunendo and compiled by Ōnishi Shōnosuke, telling the legendary deeds of the Amago Ten Retainers for a general readership. Its woodblock-style pictures pair a densely printed column of text with a figure in each frame, showing samurai in patterned kimono and hakama, a seated lord, and a figure beside a torrent, with bold black ink outlines and hatched dark areas a designer could borrow for graphic compositions.

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