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[絵本] 〔１８〕 川中島合戦 上

永島福太郎 編, 孟斎芳虎 画 · 1880 · 堤吉兵衛 · 14 pictures

A Meiji-era (1880) Japanese picture book (ehon) from Tokyo publisher Tsutsumi Kichibei, edited by Nagashima Fukutaro and illustrated by Hoshai Yoshitora, retelling the Battle of Kawanakajima in woodblock prints with dense columns of Japanese text. The pictures show armoured samurai on horseback in combat, with lances, banners and crowded battle scenes that a designer could draw on for bold, high-contrast black-and-white compositions and dynamic action 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