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Kusazoshi

The Novel and Its Forms

Kusazoshi is a term covering various genres of popular woodblock-printed illustrated literature published in the city of Edo during the Japanese Edo period and the early Meiji era.

Facts
Place of Origin
Edo, Japan 1
Notable Example
Kinkin Sensei Eiga no Yume (a kibyoshi by Koikawa Harumachi) 1
Defining Trait
Woodblock-printed illustrated literature 1
In the Other Atlases
Sources
1. Kusazoshi - Wikipedia
  • Infobox, cultural_origins
    Edo and early Meiji Japan
  • Later kusazoshi, Kibyoshi
    entitled Kinkin Sensei Eiga no Yume
  • Infobox, features
    Woodblock-printed illustrated literature
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