[絵本] 〔１４〕平清盛一代記上

永島辰五郎編 · 1882 · 小森宗次郎 · 20 pictures

This is a Meiji-era Japanese picture book (ehon) compiled by Nagashima Tatsugorō and published by Komori Sōjirō in 1882, illustrating the life of the warlord Taira no Kiyomori in woodblock-printed pages with columns of kana text. The pictures show seated and standing figures in robes and armour, with small framed name labels beside them; a designer might take from them the bold outline drawing, dense text-and-image layouts, and patterned costume textures of late Edo-style woodblock print.

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