佐野義勇伝 : 絵本実録
A Meiji-era Japanese illustrated book (ehon) compiled by Tsunashima Kamekichi and published by him in 1886, retelling a true-account tale of loyal samurai for a general popular readership. Its woodblock-style pages pair dense vertical Japanese text columns with bold black-outlined figures in action, showing crisp hatched kimono patterns, tense swordplay, and strong diagonal compositions a designer could borrow for dynamic period-style layouts and text-image balance.
