Author: Inagaki, Shinichi; Shigeo Fukuda.
Title: Edo no asobie [Asobi-e]. [Entertaining Pictures of the Edo Era].
Description: Tokyo, Shoseki, (1988). 1st Edition. Hardcover. 4487751179. Quarto. Pp. 158. Profusely and most beautifully illustrated in colour throughout. HARDCOVER, bound in the original publisher's illustrated boards, with fine pictorial dust-jacket. Book is in a fresh-new condition. ~ FIRST EDITION. Asobie are Japanese prints made as a kind of playing tool for children and adults alike. Today they form a unique collector's niche within the field of Japanese prints. This book presents a charming collection of entertaining pictures of the humorous world of Edo era, riddles, optical illusions, etc. Shigeo Fukuda (1932-); Shinichi Inagaki (1936-). Text in Japanese. (ISBN 4487751179). Scarce. ENTRY-1 .

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