{"product_id":"b177","title":"Saizō Keigetsu Yawa – Volume 2 | Edo Period Japanese Illustrated Book | 綵像桂月夜話 巻之二 - B177","description":"\u003cp data-start=\"817\" data-end=\"1075\"\u003eThis authentic \u003cstrong data-start=\"832\" data-end=\"870\"\u003eEdo-period Japanese woodblock book\u003c\/strong\u003e is \u003cstrong data-start=\"874\" data-end=\"886\"\u003eVolume 2\u003c\/strong\u003e of \u003cem data-start=\"890\" data-end=\"911\"\u003eSaizō Keigetsu Yawa\u003c\/em\u003e (綵像桂月夜話), an illustrated work of \u003cstrong data-start=\"945\" data-end=\"987\"\u003epopular narrative literature (yomihon)\u003c\/strong\u003e that blends moral storytelling, dramatic prose, and expressive woodblock illustrations.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1077\" data-end=\"1492\"\u003eCompiled by \u003cstrong data-start=\"1089\" data-end=\"1113\"\u003eUoyama Yasumi (魚山保躬)\u003c\/strong\u003e, this work belongs to the flourishing world of \u003cstrong data-start=\"1161\" data-end=\"1189\"\u003elate Edo popular fiction\u003c\/strong\u003e, where literature served both as entertainment and moral reflection. The text is printed in \u003cstrong data-start=\"1282\" data-end=\"1304\"\u003eclassical Japanese\u003c\/strong\u003e, accompanied by finely detailed \u003cstrong data-start=\"1337\" data-end=\"1380\"\u003eblack-and-white woodblock illustrations\u003c\/strong\u003e depicting dramatic scenes, figures in period dress, and emotionally charged moments beneath moonlit landscapes.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1494\" data-end=\"1722\"\u003eThe book is bound in the traditional \u003cstrong data-start=\"1531\" data-end=\"1561\"\u003efukuro-toji (stab-binding)\u003c\/strong\u003e format using handmade \u003cstrong data-start=\"1584\" data-end=\"1599\"\u003ewashi paper\u003c\/strong\u003e, and retains its original aged covers. 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