Type : Kusazoshi, Woodblock print book
Topic : A biography of Sawamura Tanosuke, a popular figure from the Edo period to the Meiji period. Sawamura Tanosuke is kabuki actor.
Title : Sawamura tanosuke akebono soshi Vol.1 (chu)
Author : Okamoto Kisen
Artist : Youshu Chikanobu
Publisher : Tosendo
The estimated Period : Meiji era (1880) but, details are unknown.
Material : Paper
Book Dimensions : 182mm x 118mm (7.2in x 4.6in)
Weight : total 13gram (.5oz)
Page : about 18pages in total (Illustrations + text)
Condition : Antique 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 1880(estimated).