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沢久治郎 編 · 1887 · 沢久次郎 · 7 pictures

A Japanese illustrated picture book (ehon) compiled by Sawa Kyūjirō and published by Sawa Kyūjirō in 1887, its woodblock-style pages show samurai and townsfolk in stylised poses with calligraphic captions in the margins. Pages are printed as paired double-spread panels with black outlines and sparse shading, so a designer might take the economical line work, the dramatic gestures of swordsmen, and the captions set beside the figures as models for compact narrative illustration.

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