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Gokan

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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.

Facts
Place of Origin
Japan 1
Notable Example
Shiranui Monogatari 1
Origin Year
1805 1
Defining Trait
Form and Technique 1
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Subgenre Of

Kusazōshi, Genres
Source Gokan - Wikipedia
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1. Gokan - Wikipedia
  • Gokan Definition
    Japanese woodblock printed literature
  • Key Characteristics
    the longest extant example being Shiranui Monogatari
  • Lead paragraph
    from circa 1805
  • Lead paragraph, defining sentence
    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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