Series of Popular Songs on Children’s Games
(Kodomo asobi
naga-uta zukushi, 子供遊長唄尽)
Publisher: Wakasa-ya Yoichi
c. 1840
This series shows children performing traditional Japanese dances with the song lyrics inscribed above. It is listed as number 109 in Kuniyoshi by Basil William Robinson (Victoria and Albert Museum, London, 1961). The prints in this series are each about 14 by 10 inches (36 by 25 centimeters), a size known as ôban.
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Dojoji Description:
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Title: Description:
Dancing boy |
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Title: Kashima
odori Description:
Two dancing boys |
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Title: Harugoma Description:
Two girls performing the Harugoma dance |
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Title: Dojoji Description:
Dancing girl |
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Title: Shirozake
(しろざけ売, sweet white sake) Description:
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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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