Gokan is a variety of Japanese woodblock printed literature within the broader kusazoshi picture book category, produced from around 1805 into the late nineteenth century. It succeeded kibyoshi, whose adult themes changed significantly in content and style after the censorship imposed by the Kansei Reforms, while keeping much the same physical form, with large images and whitespace filled with narrative text and dialogue composed largely in kana.
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Gokan Definition
Japanese woodblock printed literature
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the longest extant example being Shiranui Monogatari
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from circa 1805
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Gōkan (合巻) is a variety of Japanese woodblock printed literature under the broader category of picture books known as kusazōshi (草双紙) produced during the late Edo period from circa 1805 to the late nineteenth century.
Subgenre Of: Kusazōshi, Lead
Gōkan (合巻) is a variety of Japanese woodblock printed literature under the broader category of picture books known as kusazōshi (草双紙) produced during the late Edo period from circa 1805 to the late nineteenth century.
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