Children at Play
(Kodomo asobi no uchi, 子供あそびの内)
Publisher: Nuno-Kichi
c. 1844
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These prints show children engaged in activities associated with the five major festivals. This series is not listed in Kuniyoshi by Basil William Robinson (Victoria and Albert Museum, London, 1961). The prints are each about 14 by 10 inches (36 by 25 centimeters), a size known as ôban. |
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Title: New Year’s
Day (Shôgatsu, 正月) Description: Three
children with battledores |
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Title: 3rd
month (三月) Description: Two children
holding a doll and a box, with a chrysanthemum plant behind them |
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Title: 6th
month (六月) Description: Boys holding
a miniature Tennô Festival float |
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“Robinson” refers to listing of the series in Kuniyoshi by Basil William Robinson
(Victoria and Albert Museum, London, 1961).
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