Autograph working manuscript, written in pencil, of her famous essay “Kokyō no ie” 故郷の家 “My Hometown”

by Chiyo 宇野 千代 Uno

$4,250 · Offered by Jonathan A. Hill Bookseller

27 leaves 257 x 360 mm. , written on the author’s genkō yōshi 400 字詰原稿用紙 400-character writing paper . Japan : 1974.Uno Chiyo 1897-1996 was a prominent feminist author and kimono designer who made many contributions to fashion, film, and literature. In the 1920s “flapper” era, as an admirer of American and European cultures, she was one of the first Japanese women to adopt the bobbed hairstyle. She was a member of the

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