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[絵本] 〔７〕 加藤清正一代記

1890 · 綱島亀吉 · 3 pictures

An 1890 Japanese picture book (ehon) published by Tsunashima Kamekichi, recounting the life of the warrior Katō Kiyomasa for a general readership. Its woodblock-style pictures show a strongman struggling with a cord-like object, an armoured samurai portrait framed in ornate borders, and a seated elder with two children by water, with bold black-and-white contrast, patterned kimono textures, and decorative framing that a designer could draw on for graphic motifs and strong silhouettes.

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