Kyōsai gafu
Contributors: Kawanabe, Kyōsai, 1831-1889; Japanese Rare Book Collection (Library of Congress)
Publisher: Wakasaya Yoichi
Place of publication: [Edo
Language: jpn
Number of pages: 50
Subjects: Caricatures and cartoons; Japanese Proverbs
Notes: Title from title piece (hand-written).

Each picture has the artist's signature or seal.

Some leaves have more than one proverbs and pictures.

Within single border (17.0 x 11.5 cm.).

Each picture: images (17.0 x 11.5 cm.) on sheets (18.5 x 12.6 cm.).

On double leaves, oriental style (fukurotoji).

LC copy has each picture mounted on double leaf.

LC copy has a label pasted on p. [2] of cover, with description of the book; also a label pasted on each picture with English translation of legends and proverbs.

"NOYES L.C. COLL" stamped.

Kotenseki sōgō mokuroku, v. 1, p. 238 (Kyōsai gafu, 1-satsu; auth. Kawanabe Gyōsai; Manʼen gannen [1860]); v. 2, p. 516 (Kyōsai hyakuzu, 3-satsu; auth. Kawanabe Gyōsai; [not identified with this book]).