{"product_id":"edo-period-illustrated-book-higashiyama-mura-taishi-hanagoyomi-東山村太子花暦-japanese-woodblock-print-book-b169","title":"Edo Period Illustrated Book – Higashiyama Mura Taishi Hanagoyomi 東山村太子花暦 – Japanese Woodblock Print Book - B169","description":"\u003cp data-start=\"1165\" data-end=\"1435\"\u003eThis authentic \u003cstrong data-start=\"1180\" data-end=\"1226\"\u003eEdo-period Japanese woodblock-printed book\u003c\/strong\u003e is titled \u003cstrong data-start=\"1237\" data-end=\"1287\"\u003e\u003cem data-start=\"1239\" data-end=\"1275\"\u003eHigashiyama Mura Taishi Hanagoyomi\u003c\/em\u003e (東山村太子花暦)\u003c\/strong\u003e, an illustrated literary work combining \u003cstrong data-start=\"1328\" data-end=\"1395\"\u003eseasonal imagery, moral instruction, and narrative storytelling\u003c\/strong\u003e typical of late Edo popular publishing.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1437\" data-end=\"1800\"\u003ePrinted using traditional \u003cstrong data-start=\"1463\" data-end=\"1487\"\u003ewoodblock techniques\u003c\/strong\u003e on handmade washi paper, the book features \u003cstrong data-start=\"1531\" data-end=\"1571\"\u003efinely drawn black-ink illustrations\u003c\/strong\u003e integrated with flowing \u003cstrong data-start=\"1596\" data-end=\"1609\"\u003ekuzushiji\u003c\/strong\u003e text. The imagery depicts scenes of \u003cstrong data-start=\"1646\" data-end=\"1711\"\u003edaily life, education, family relations, and seasonal customs\u003c\/strong\u003e, offering valuable insight into the social and moral ideals of early 19th-century Japan.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1802\" data-end=\"2130\"\u003eWorks labeled \u003cstrong data-start=\"1816\" data-end=\"1835\"\u003ehanagoyomi (花暦)\u003c\/strong\u003e were often designed to guide readers through the year symbolically, blending \u003cstrong data-start=\"1913\" data-end=\"1958\"\u003edidactic content with visual storytelling\u003c\/strong\u003e. 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