[絵本] 〔６〕幡随院長兵衛略伝上

永島福太郎編, 孟斎芳虎画 · 1880 · 堤吉兵衛 · 20 pictures

An 1880 Japanese ehon picture book, published by Tsutsumi Kichibei and illustrated by Hōsai Yoshitora, retelling the life of the Edo-period commoner hero Banzui Chōbei for a popular readership. Its pictures are woodblock-style black-and-white scenes of swordfights and staged poses, with bold patterned kimono and dense vertical calligraphy, offering a designer strong graphic contrast and textile pattern ideas.

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