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中村浅吉 編 · 1889 · 中村浅吉 · 14 pictures

An 1889 Japanese illustrated picture book (ehon) published by Nakamura Asakichi, compiled by Nakamura Asakichi, telling the martial tales of Iwami in woodblock-style line prints for a general readership. The pictures show armoured samurai in dramatic sword encounters against rocky ground, willow trees and water, drawn in bold black outlines with columns of vertical Japanese text; a designer might borrow the strong figure silhouettes, the flowing outlines and the way text panels are set beside the action.

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