Author: Hasegawa Mitsunobu.
Title: [Tobae Fudebyoshi].
Description: n.d. [c1900?]. Octavo by size (235x160mm) publisher's stitched wrapper with printed label (cover somewhat marked); 42 folded leaves with 37 double page and two single page colour wood blocks. ¶ Apparently a late Meiji reprint of this delightful series of caricatures that first appeared in 1772. Various libraries have taken stabs at the date, which range from the 1860s to 1903, but I think this has been confused by what seems to be an uncoloured 19th century reprint in a reduced size. And it's complicated further by apparently existing in coloured and uncoloured versions.

Keywords: graphic arts Japan c18th humour caricature woodblock prints Asia