日本歴史図会 第３輯
A Japanese history picture book, the third volume of the Nihon rekishi zukai, compiled by Furuya Tomonori and published in Tokyo by Kokumin Tosho in 1921 for general readers. Its woodblock-style line drawings show armoured warriors, courtiers and monks in architectural settings, with calligraphic captions set into the upper margins. A designer could draw on the bold black linework, the flat compositions with cropped rooftops and pine trees, and the clear hand-lettered captions as models for historical scenes.
