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牧金之助 編 · 1890 · 金寿堂 · 10 pictures

A Meiji-era Japanese illustrated book (ehon) of 1890, compiled by Maki Kinnosuke and published by Kinjudō, retelling a sensational adaptation of the Water Margin tales for a popular readership. Its pictures are black-and-white woodblock-style prints of costumed warriors posed against dense ink clouds, with bold patterned kimono textiles and carved calligraphic captions a designer could borrow for graphic treatments.

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