Kyosen’s Collected Illustrations of Japanese Toys : [volume 1]

Kawasaki, Kyosen, 1877-1942 · 1919 · Osaka: Omochae hanga kai おもちゃ絵版画会 · 9 pictures

Kyosen's Collected Illustrations of Japanese Toys, volume 1, was made by the Osaka artist Kawasaki Kyosen (1877-1942) and published in 1919 by the Omochae hanga kai, a print society devoted to toy pictures. The pictures are pale title pages with a brush-written label, a red-and-black toy motif and a small black-ink figure, using strong calligraphic lettering and flat colour that a designer could borrow for minimal, hand-lettered layouts.

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