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[絵本] 〔１０〕 天草軍記

1890 · 綱島亀吉 · 2 pictures

An 1890 Japanese picture book (ehon) published by Tsunashima Kameyoshi, illustrated in woodblock-style line engraving, presenting a historical war chronicle set in Amakusa. The first spread shows indoor scenes of seated samurai in a room with screens and a wall panel, while the second shows a bearded warrior kneeling before a standing youth with flowing sleeves on a wave-patterned rock. Designers can take the dense cross-hatched shading, framed panels with calligraphic captions, and the crisp contrast of black ink on white paper as a model for editorial illustration.

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