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沢久次郎編 · 1887 · 沢久次郎 · 19 pictures

This is a Japanese illustrated picture book (ehon) issued in 1887 by Sawa Kyūjirō, a Tokyo publisher, with its woodblock-style pages paired with columns of text. The four pages show samurai-era figures in patterned kimono and armour, fighting with swords and staves against a backdrop of bamboo, water and stone walls, with a loose, energetic linework a designer could borrow for bold narrative panels.

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