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[絵本] 〔７〕 甲越軍記

堤吉兵衛 編 · 1891 · 堤吉兵衛 · 9 pictures

A Meiji-era (1891) Japanese illustrated picture book, the seventh volume of the Kōetsu gunki, a military chronicle of the rival warlords Takeda Shingen and Uesugi Kenshin, compiled and published by Tsutsumi Kichibee for a general readership. The woodblock-style prints show armoured warriors on horseback and in combat, with boldly inked outlines, dense hatching, and patterned armour and textile motifs that a designer could borrow for graphic bands, borders, and stylised figure work.

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