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Kusazōshi

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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
Defining Trait
Form and Technique 1
Connections

Subgenres

Gokan, Genres
Source Gokan - Wikipedia
Kibyoshi, Genres
Source Kibyoshi - Wikipedia
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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
  • Lead paragraph, defining sentence
    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.
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Gokan - Wikipedia
Subgenres: Gokan, Lead
Quote, 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.
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Kibyoshi - Wikipedia
Subgenres: Kibyoshi, Lead
Quote, 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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