[絵本] 〔４〕幡随院長兵衛

中村浅吉編 · 1889 · 中村浅吉 · 17 pictures

An 1889 Japanese illustrated picture book (ehon, volume 4) compiled by Nakamura Asakichi and published by him in Japan, telling the story of the Edo-period commoner hero Banzui Chōbei. The pages pair dense columns of woodblock-printed kana text with bold black-and-white scenes of samurai in hakama and kimono, drawn in strong outline with hatched shading. A designer could take from them the energetic line, dramatic diagonal poses, and high-contrast patterned textiles of Japanese popular print.

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