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Mon-Fri 9:30 am to 5:30 pm | Sat 10:00 am to 5:00 pm Phone (212) 450-7988 | Fax (212) 450-7975 staff@center44.com  Item#: 3810 Categories: Style / Era: Condition: Excellent Condition Country of origin: Japan Size:
13" H X 10" W 33cm H X 25.4cm W 8" H X 5.75" W 20.3cm H X 14.6cm W Description:
A rare wood block print, one of a series, illustrating Omocha, toys, from the Meiji period. These toys were more than playthings for children. Many were derived from amulets with symbolic content rooted in Japanese folklore.in 1887 Shimizu Seifu (1851-1913) founded the "Hobbyhorse Club" dedicated to "the merry and nostalgic enjoyment of children's toys". Seifu, who was an artist, a wealthy trader and a student of Japanese folklore, assembled a large collection of children's toys and published a series of books cataloging his collection. The series, Unai no tomo (The Child's Friends), numbered ten volumes, six by Seifu and four by the painter Nishizawa Tekiho (1889 - 1965). The prints shown here are from the first edition of volume 6, printed in Kyoto in 1891. Presented in museum mats and ebonized ash frames with non-reflective conservation glass. Priced individually. Price:
$475
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