Kagayaku Seiho

by Kamishiba

$1,500 · Offered by Ursus Books

KAMISHIBA. Kagayaku Seiho. 24 large offset colour-printed plates including introductory title . 13 x 18 1/2 in. NP. Tokyo: ca. 1941. 1,500.00A rare survival of a wartime Kamishiba telling the story of a renowned samurai who organized his people to fight, and showing how the sentiment reflects Japan's ambition to win World War II. Kamishiba is a narrative form using visual cards or boards. They were first used in Japanese Buddhist

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