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沢久次郎 編 · 1887 · 沢久次郎 · 18 pictures

This is a Meiji-era Japanese picture book (ehon) published in 1887 by Sawa Kyujiro, with its Japanese text and woodblock-style illustrations. The pictures show armoured samurai warriors in battle and on campaign, with columns of kana-like text beside them. A designer might take from them the dense, dramatic armour patterning and the bold black-and-white line work of late Edo-derived print traditions.

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