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絵本楠公記稚話 2編

伴源平 編 · 1885 · 忠雅堂 · 11 pictures

This is a Japanese illustrated picture book (ehon) compiled by Ban Genpei and published by Chūgadō in 1885, presumably for young readers, retelling the exploits of the warrior Kusunoki Masashige. Its woodblock-printed pages pair dense columns of kanji text with full-width scenes of armoured samurai, mountain landscapes, and battle, with bold outlines and simple hatched shading that a designer could draw on for graphic compositions and narrative panel 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