Dec 09, 2021 - Sale 2591

Sale 2591 - Lot 377

Price Realized: $ 375
?Final Price Realized includes Buyer’s Premium added to Hammer Price
Estimate: $ 400 - $ 600
(JAPAN -- STORYTELLING.) Two sets of illustrated kamishibai street theater plates. Japan, Showa 17 (1942)

Additional Details

Nankai No Sakimori. 20 offset color-printed cards in original portfolio case with printed title label. 10 1/4x14 1/2 inches; minor foxing and edge wear but generally fine. A propaganda story for children telling of foreign invasion and retribution set in the Edo Period.

Tamashi No Senshi. 20 offset color-printed cards in original paper envelope. 10x14 inches; excellent, with bright colors. "Spirit of the Soldier" is focused on a veteran combatant navigating life and facing tests of his moral strength; he visits the Yasukuni Shrine and emphasizes the importance of honoring fallen soldiers.