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

A Meiji-era Japanese illustrated picture book (ehon) compiled by Maki Kinosuke and illustrated by Umedo Kunimasa, published in Tokyo in 1888 by Kinjudo for a general reading public. The pictures are black-and-white woodblock-style prints showing swordfighting, dark night scenes with pine trees and sunrise, and bold calligraphic text panels; a designer might take the strong black-and-white contrast, dense patterned ink hatching, and dramatic figure poses in tense action compositions.

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