[絵本] 〔２０〕太閤記小牧山合戦下

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

A Meiji-era Japanese woodblock picture book (ehon) published in 1884 by Komori Sojiro, compiled by Takeuchi Eiku and illustrated by Umedo Kunimasa, presenting scenes from the Taiko-ki chronicle of Hideyoshi's campaigns. The pictures show mounted and foot samurai in dense armour and crested helmets, rendered in bold black outlines with hatched patterning, with columns of kana and kanji text set beside the figures. A designer might take from them the strong calligraphic line, the decorative armour patterning, and the compact layout of image beside vertical text.

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