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[絵本] 〔１８〕 田宮坊太郎一代記

牧金之助 編, 梅堂国政 画 · 1886 · 牧金之助 · 6 pictures

A Meiji-era Japanese picture book (ehon) compiled by Maki Kinnosuke and illustrated by Umedo Kunimasa in 1886, published by Maki Kinnosuke, telling the life story of Tamiya Bōtarō in woodblock-style pages. The pictures show samurai in dark kimono and striped hakama, with sword fights, falling figures and vertical columns of Japanese text, offering a designer dense black-and-white line work, strong figure silhouettes and integrated lettering.

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