絵本太功記
An 1885 Japanese illustrated book (ehon) compiled and published by Sawa Kyujiro, printed in woodblock-style line art with Japanese text columns, made for a general reading public. Its pages show armoured warriors in dramatic scenes: a waterfall cliff, a seated samurai beside a pine-trimmed tray, and a battle on a shoreline with a fortified castle. A designer could take the bold black linework, the hatched armour and foliage patterns, and the tightly framed panels with vertical calligraphy.
