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荒川藤兵衛 編 · 1891 · 荒川藤兵衛 · 8 pictures

An illustrated Japanese picture book (ehon) compiled by Arakawa Tōbei and published by Arakawa Tōbei in 1891, drawn from the Taikōki chronicle of the warlord Toyotomi Hideyoshi. The pictures are bold black-and-white woodblock-style prints showing dense crowds of armoured warriors, dramatic night battles, and theatrical poses, with patterned kimono and ornamental borders a designer could borrow for strong graphic contrast.

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