[絵本] 〔６〕義経一代記

牧金之助編, 梅堂国政画 · 1886 · 牧金之助 · 9 pictures

An 1886 Japanese ehon picture book, volume 6 of a life of Minamoto no Yoshitsune, compiled by Maki Kinnosuke and illustrated by Umedo Kunimasa, published by Maki for a general readership. Its woodcut-style pages show samurai in interiors, figures on a snowy or watery ground, and framed text panels, with bold black masses and patterned textiles a designer could borrow for graphic motifs such as plum blossom frets, ink silhouettes and stylised waves.

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