{"product_id":"edo-period-japanese-women-s-manual-onna-chohoki-女重宝記-volume-1-一之巻-illustrated-woodblock-book-b168","title":"Edo Period Japanese Women’s Manual – Onna Chōhōki 女重宝記 – Volume 1 (一之巻) – Illustrated Woodblock Book -B168","description":"\u003cp data-start=\"1321\" data-end=\"1542\"\u003eThis authentic \u003cstrong data-start=\"1336\" data-end=\"1382\"\u003eEdo-period Japanese woodblock-printed book\u003c\/strong\u003e is titled \u003cstrong data-start=\"1393\" data-end=\"1418\"\u003e\u003cem data-start=\"1395\" data-end=\"1409\"\u003eOnna Chōhōki\u003c\/em\u003e (女重宝記)\u003c\/strong\u003e, an influential \u003cstrong data-start=\"1435\" data-end=\"1476\"\u003ewomen’s instructional and moral guide\u003c\/strong\u003e, clearly identified in the original text as \u003cstrong data-start=\"1521\" data-end=\"1541\"\u003eVolume One (一之巻)\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1544\" data-end=\"1935\"\u003eProduced during the \u003cstrong data-start=\"1564\" data-end=\"1583\"\u003elate Edo period\u003c\/strong\u003e, this work belongs to the tradition of \u003cstrong data-start=\"1623\" data-end=\"1660\"\u003ewomen’s educational manuals (女訓書)\u003c\/strong\u003e, intended to instruct women in \u003cstrong data-start=\"1692\" data-end=\"1760\"\u003emoral conduct, household management, etiquette, and social roles\u003c\/strong\u003e within early modern Japanese society. The text is printed in \u003cstrong data-start=\"1822\" data-end=\"1871\"\u003eclassical Japanese cursive script (kuzushiji)\u003c\/strong\u003e using traditional woodblock techniques on handmade washi paper.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1937\" data-end=\"2284\"\u003eThe volume includes \u003cstrong data-start=\"1957\" data-end=\"1984\"\u003ewoodblock illustrations\u003c\/strong\u003e depicting women, family members, and domestic scenes, offering rare visual insight into \u003cstrong data-start=\"2073\" data-end=\"2133\"\u003eeveryday life, clothing, posture, and social interaction\u003c\/strong\u003e of Edo-period women. 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