[絵本] 〔2-1〕真田三代記

牧金之助編, 梅堂国政画 · 1886 · 牧金之助 · 12 pictures

An 1886 Japanese ehon picture book, the Sanada Sandaiki, compiled by Maki Kinnosuke and illustrated by Umedō Kunimasa, published by Maki Kinnosuke for a general readership. Its woodblock-style pictures show armoured samurai, seated figures in patterned robes, and rooms with lattice screens, with vertical columns of kana text set in cartouches beside the figures, offering a designer strong examples of bold linear patterning and traditional Japanese composition.

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