絵本菅原天神記
An 1889 Japanese illustrated picture book (ehon) titled Ehon Sugawara Tenjinki, illustrated by Umedō Kunimasa and published by Kinkinkōdō, aimed at general readers of popular woodblock-style storytelling. Its pages show bold black-and-white figure scenes of kabuki-style warriors and courtiers, each framed by vertical columns of Japanese text. A designer could take the dynamic poses, dense black silhouettes of robed figures, and the integration of calligraphic captions into the image.
