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Unai no tomo (Book of Toys) : [volume 3]

Nishizawa, Tekiho, 1889-1965, Shimizu, Seifū, 1851-1913 · 1911 · Kyoto : Yamada Unsōdō 山田芸艸堂 · 22 pictures

Unai no tomo is a Japanese toy-picture book in volume 3, produced by Nishizawa Tekiho and Shimizu Seifu and published in Kyoto by Yamada Unsodo in 1911, likely for children or collectors of folk toys. Its pictures show painted folding fans and paper toys with classical figures, floral motifs, and calligraphic captions set beside colour plates, offering a designer examples of layered flat pattern, bold red and green palettes, and hand-lettered text.

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