

Chaps. 4, 5 of Legends of the Dog Warriors (Hakkenden) 八犬伝;版下絵
Open book showing two pages with black and white illustrations and Japanese text. Left page shows a full-body illustration of a woman wearing a kimono with a floral pattern, standing on a circular base, with a pillar of flames to her right. Right page shows two smaller illustrations, one on top and one on bottom. Top right illustration depicts a chaotic scene with people running. Bottom right illustration shows a woman in a striped kimono sitting on the floor with a pot of flames beside her. Both pages have a border around the illustrations. The pages are yellowed with age.
Artwork Details
- Date
- ca. 1860
- Medium
- Three books (in hanshita-e form); ink and light colors on paper
- Culture
- Japan
- Dimensions
- 599 × 400 px
- Public Domain
- Yes
- Museum Record
- View original
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