Author: Sugiura Hisui.
Title: [Shonen Sekai Kyoso Sugoroku].
Description: Tokyo, Shonen Sekai 1919 (Taisho 8). Colour broadside 54x78cm. A couple of small nicks in a margin; rather good with playing pieces intact in the left margin. ¶ Sports, sports and more sports in this game - the new year gift from the boys' magazine Shonen Sekai. If you look at portraits of the champion of modern design and fastidious dandy, Sugiura, it's hard to imagine anyone less inclined to jump and sweat. But maybe I misjudge him.

Keywords: sugoroku graphic art paper games pastimes c20th Japan modernism children juvenile illustration sport