[絵本] 〔５〕英雄下

竹内栄久編, 梅堂国政画 · 1884 · 小森宗次郎 · 17 pictures

An 1884 Japanese ehon picture book in woodblock print, compiled by Takeuchi Eiku and illustrated by Umedo Kunimasa, published by Komori Sōjirō, aimed at general readers. Its pages show armoured samurai in combat with bows, swords and drifting arrows against stylised rocky cliffs, moonlit water and crowds of fallen warriors, with columns of Japanese text beside the scenes; a designer could borrow the bold black-and-white hatching, dense armour patterning and dynamic diagonal 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