絵本義経一代記
An 1890 Japanese ehon picture book, the Ehon Yoshitsune Ichidai-ki, compiled by Maki Kinnosuke and published by Kinjudo for a general readership. Its woodblock-style prints show armoured warriors in dramatic action, from sea battles with swirling waves to swordfights among trees and a leap across snowy rooftops. A designer might take the bold patterned armour, the energetic dynamic poses, and the calligraphic captions set into the image frames.
