[絵本] 〔１０〕岩見重太郎実伝上

永島福太郎編, 孟斎芳虎画 · 1880 · 堤吉兵衛 · 17 pictures

An 1880 Japanese ehon picture book, volume 10, published by Tsutsumi Kichibei, with text compiled by Nagashima Fukutaro and illustrations by Gessai Yoshitora, retelling the true-life tale of the samurai Iwami Juta Rou in woodblock-printed pages. The pictures show dynamic swordsmen in patterned kimono and hakama, with bold black inking, dense calligraphic captions and sharp poses a designer could borrow for graphic 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