[絵本] 〔９〕為朝一代記

竹内栄久編, 梅堂国政画 · 1884 · 小森宗次郎 · 20 pictures

An 1884 Japanese ehon picture book, volume nine of the Tametomo life story, compiled by Takeuchi Eiku and illustrated by Umedo Kunimasa, published by Komori Sojiro for a popular readership. The four woodblock prints show armoured warriors in dynamic action with dense columns of vertical Japanese text running beside them, offering a designer bold black-line figure compositions, stylised clouds and flowing hair, and strong panel-and-text layouts.

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