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中村浅吉 編 · 1889 · 中村浅吉 · 13 pictures

An 1889 Japanese ehon picture book, volume three of the Miyamoto Musashi legend, compiled and published by Nakamura Asakichi for a popular readership. Its woodblock-style pages show samurai in combat beside short columns of kana text, and the strong black outlines, wind-blown willows and flat areas of pattern suggest bold graphic poster composition and manga-like panel storytelling.

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