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山本常次郎 編 · 1887 · 山本常次郎 · 4 pictures

An 1887 Japanese woodblock-printed picture book (ehon) compiled and published by Yamamoto Tsunejirō, illustrating the Hōgen and Heiji wars for a general readership. The four pictures show armoured warriors in a wooden hall, a figure beside a horse at night in snow, and a robed courtier seated at a low desk. A designer might take the bold black-and-white line work, dense hatching on armour and robes, and the framing of text panels beside the scenes.

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