仏蘭西國王. 羅紗婦. Furansu kokuo. Rashamen . Kawaraban: The King of France and a European Woman

by Japanese Kawaraban Or Newsheet: European Woman, The King

A$750 · Offered by Asia Bookroom

Japan . Circa 1860 . Stock ID #217199 Black and white woodblock kawaraban, two sheets, illustrations each measuring 23 x 31.5cm, a little occasional browning margins, otherwise very good. These two kawaraban sheets feature large portraits of the King of France and a European woman. The king’s name is transcribed in hiragana as Furomusuanakaruma, an interesting phonetic rendering. This sheet also includes illustrations of coins from various

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