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(STORYTELLING.) Kamishibai story plates. Complete set of 20 offset color plates in original card portfolio wraps. 10 1/4x14 3/4 inches each sheet size; light rubbing and edge wear, a tad musty. Japan, Showa 16 (1941)
Before television, Kamishibai performers used these illustrations displayed within a miniature stage to narrate shows on the street corners of Japan. The stories were designed to impart a sense of nationalism and morality to children, subtly acting as a tool of propaganda.
This story tells of a boy who enjoyed sports and baseball but whose father becomes ill and isn't able to work. The boy goes off to work until his father regains his stamina; the theme of the story then shifts to the concerns of World War II. The set survives completely intact with the bold graphics very well preserved.
