Advertisements for Toys at the Hagino-ya Toy Shop
Publisher: Tsuru-ya Kiyemon
c. 1827-1832
Advertising prints are known as “Hikifuda”. These prints are also aka-e (prints
entirely or predominantly in red), and were said to protect against
smallpox. The series is not listed in Kuniyoshi by Basil William Robinson
(Victoria and Albert Museum, London, 1961).
The prints are each about 10 by 7 inches (25 by 18 centimeters), a
size known as chûban. |
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Pinwheel and Papier-mâché Daruma Doll (Kazaguruma ni hariko no
Daruma) |
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Papier-mâché Rabbit and Owl with a Child's Toy Drum (Mamedaiko ni hariko no usagi to mimizuku) |
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Papier-mâché Lion-dance Doll and Top (Koma ni hariko no shishimai) |
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Toy Rabbit and Hobbyhorse |
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Fish and Bird Pull Toys |
This image from Kuniyoshi’s 1832 shunga book, Shunshoku mutamagawa
(春色六玉川), resembles
the above series. |
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