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絵本忠臣蔵稚話 2編

伴源平 編 · 1885 · 石田和三郎 · 46 pictures

A Meiji-era Japanese picture book (ehon) of the Chushingura vendetta tale, compiled by Ban Genpei and published in 1885 by Ishida Wasaburō, presumably for a popular readership. Its woodblock-style pictures show samurai in armour and interiors, snowy gardens, and pines, with calligraphic captions set in the margins that a designer could use for compositional framing and dramatic staging.

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