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.
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Place of Origin Notable ExampleKinkin Sensei Eiga no Yume (a kibyoshi by Koikawa Harumachi) 1 Defining TraitWoodblock-printed illustrated literature 1 Defining Trait Connections
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Source Kibyoshi - Wikipedia
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Edo and early Meiji Japan
Later kusazoshi, Kibyoshi
entitled Kinkin Sensei Eiga no Yume
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Woodblock-printed illustrated literature
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Kusazōshi (草双紙) is a term that covers various genres of popular woodblock-printed illustrated literature during the Japanese Edo period (1600-1868) and early Meiji era.
View the SourceGokan - Wikipedia
Subgenres: Gokan, LeadQuote, Subgenres: Gokan, 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.
Kibyoshi - Wikipedia
Subgenres: Kibyoshi, LeadQuote, Subgenres: Kibyoshi, Lead
'yellow cover') is a genre of Japanese picture book (草双紙, kusazōshi) produced during the middle of the Edo period (1603-1867), from 1775 to the early 19th century, physically identifiable by their yellow-backed covers.
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