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繪本三鼎倭孔明

睦酒亭老人 [作], [北尾重政] [画] · 36 pictures

This Edo-period Japanese picture book (ehon) was written by Mutsusakatei Rojin and illustrated by Kitao Shigemasa, printed in Japan for popular readers. Its woodblock-printed pages show armoured warriors, a rustic scene with a cart and a log, and mountain travellers, with panels framed by handwritten kana text; a designer might borrow its compact narrative layouts, bold ink outlines, and the way text and image share one page.

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