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Pages in category "Japanese picture books" The following 16 pages are in this category, out of 16 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. 0–9.
Kibyōshi (黄表紙) is a genre of Japanese picture book (草双紙, kusazōshi) produced during the middle of the Edo period (1603–1867), [1] from 1775 to the early 19th century. Physically identifiable by their yellow-backed covers, kibyōshi were typically printed in 10-page volumes, many spanning two to three volumes in length, with the ...
Additionally, an emaki book, 11 Piki no Neko Marathon Taikai (11ぴきのねこ マラソン大会, 11 Piki no Neko Marason Taikai), was released in 1992 and re-released in 2011; [9] [10] a karuta book was released in 1994; [11] and three post card books were released in 1986, 1998, and 2001 by Koguma. [12] [13] [14]
The Bear and the Wildcat (Japanese: くまとやまねこ, Hepburn: Kuma to Yamaneko) is a children's picture book written by Kazumi Yumoto and with illustrations by Komako Sakai. Originally published in Japanese in 2008 by Kawade Shobō Shinsha , an English version was released in 2011 by Gecko Press , with a translation by Cathy Hirano.
Utamakura (歌まくら, "poem[s] of the pillow") is the title of a 12-print illustrated book of sexually explicit shunga pictures, published in 1788. The print designs are attributed to the Japanese ukiyo-e artist Kitagawa Utamaro , and the book's publication to Tsutaya Jūzaburō .
Chiyoko Nakatani (中谷千代子, Nakatani Chiyoko, January 16, 1930 - December 26, 1981) was a Japanese picture book author and illustrator. During the Shōwa era , Nakatani was one of the artists to popularize Japanese children's books outside of Japan.
E-hon (絵本, or ehon) is the Japanese term for picture books. It may be applied in the general sense, or may refer specifically to a type of woodblock printed illustrated volume published in the Edo period (1603–1867). The first e-hon were religious items with images by Buddhist painters. [1]
Nontan [a] is the protagonist of an eponymous series of children's picture books written by Sachiko Kiyono (キヨノサチコ).Books from the series have been translated into French and Chinese and adapted into an anime series in 1992 (where his voice was provided by Chiaki Fujimoto and Ayaka Saitō). [1]