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[絵本] 〔９〕 宮本無三四一代記

牧金之助 編, 梅堂国政 画 · 1888 · 金寿堂 · 3 pictures

This is a Meiji-era Japanese illustrated picture book (ehon) published in 1888 by Kinjudō, compiled by Maki Kinnosuke and illustrated by Umedō Kunimasa, presenting the life story of the swordsman Miyamoto Musashi in woodblock-style pages. The pictures show dramatic samurai figures in patterned robes and a plain bamboo-and-moon scene, with bold black masses against open white ground, suggesting strong figure silhouettes and textile patterning a designer could adapt for graphic motifs.

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