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堤吉兵衛 編 · 1888 · 堤吉兵衛 · 3 pictures

An 1888 Japanese illustrated picture book (ehon) titled Sanada Sandaiki, compiled and published by Tsutsumi Kichibei, presumably for a general readership. The pictures are woodcut-style black and white prints with dense hatching, showing a seated man writing at a desk with a brush, a tall inscribed pillar-like object, and armored warriors among pine trees and banners. A designer might take the bold calligraphic lettering, the patterned hatching and the crest-like roundels that organize the scenes.

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