Kawasaki Kyosen woodblock print series Omocha Junikagetsu: Omamori To Engimono
Content Description
A first edition volume of Kawasaki Kyosen's series, Omocha Junikagetsu: Omamori To Engimono [Twelve Months of Toys: Protective Talismans and Good Luck Charms], published in 1926 in Osaka, Japan. The item measures 11 x 8.25 inches and contains fourteen unnumbered folded leaves, printed rectos only. The original green pictorial cloth is stamped in black, with an orange pastedown label to its upper board, the pictorial endpapers are printed in pale green. The volume contains twelve double-page hand-colored woodblock prints of Japanese folk toys or talismans known as "omocha."
Dates
- Creation: 1926
Creator
- Kawasaki, Kyosen, 1877-1942 (Artist, Person)
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Biographical / Historical
Kawasaki Kyosen (1877–1942) was a Japanese artist known for creating woodblock prints which depicted omocha, or folk toys. He was born Kawasaki Suekichi in the city of Sakai near Osaka and was an apprentice to the ukiyo-e (woodblock print) artist Nakai Yoshitaki (1841–1899).
Source: Tara M. McGowan. (2013). The Designs of Kawasaki Kyosen: Envisioning the Future of a Vanishing World through Toy Pictures (Omocha-e). The Princeton University Library Chronicle, 74(3), 320-365. Retrieved February 5, 2021, from http://www.jstor.org/stable/10.25290/prinunivlibrchro.74.3.0320
Biographical / Historical
Japanese omocha, or folk toys, were ephemeral objects crafted with local materials and exchanged to mark religious holidays and other milestones. They primarily originated in the Edo and the Meiji periods of Japan's history and reflect regional customs and rituals.
Source: Kyburz, J. (1994). "Omocha": Things to Play (Or Not to Play) with. Asian Folklore Studies, 53(1), 1-28. doi:10.2307/1178558
Extent
.021 Cubic Feet (1 flat box (12.5 x 9.5 x 3 inches) )
Language of Materials
Japanese
Abstract
This collection consists of a first edition volume of Kawasaki Kyosen's woodblock print series, Omocha Junikagetsu: Omamori To Engimono [Twelve Months of Toys: Protective Talismans and Good Luck Charms], published in 1926.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
This item was purchased from Honey and Wax Booksellers in November 2019.
Processing Information
Processed by Kristen Diehl in February 2021.
- Title
- Guide to the Kawasaki Kyosen woodcut print series Omocha Junikagetsu: Omamori To Engimono
- Author
- Kristen Diehl
- Date
- 2021 February
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
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