Type : woodblock print book

Topic : Collected paintings of traditional toys in all over Japan. Seihu Shimizu, who had been called to be a ÒToy expertÓ, produced 6 volumes of this book during the Meiji to Taisho era(1891-1913). After SeihuÕs death, a painter named Tekiho Nishizawa had taken over his work to publish 10 editions until the Taisho era(1924). The word ÒUnaiÓ means ÒkidsÕ hair stylesÓ or ÒkidsÓ itself, and ÓUnai-no-tomoÓ stands for ÒtoysÓ. It is said to be a precious documentary records of modern toy researches.

Title : Unai no tomo Vol.9

Author : Shimizu Seifu

Artist : Nishizawa Tekiho

Publisher : Unsodo

The estimated Period : Showa period (1965)

Material : Paper

Book Dimensions : 252mm x 175mm (9.9in x 6.9in)

Weight : total 182gram (6.4oz)

Page : about 50pages in total (Illustrations + text) Most pages are illustrations.

Condition : old item; (damaged by tear, spot, dirt, scribbles, worm-eaten holes, etc...) Please view pictures as they are a part of the description.

The work is not a modern reproduction, but an actual one which had been printed in 1965(estimated).

USD $150 - $199

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