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沢久次郎 編 · 1887 · 沢久次郎 · 22 pictures

A Meiji-era Japanese picture book (ehon) published in 1887 by Sawa Kyūjirō, the second volume of a illustrated tale of the samurai Mokoyama Rokusuke, printed in woodblock with dense columns of kana text. Its pages show figures in kimono and armour, with lively black-and-white line work and patterned robes a designer could study for strong graphic pattern and narrative panel 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