Vintage Japanese Picture Book
This vintage Japanese picture book features illustrations and calligraphy by ema (Japanese good fortune amulets) artist Susumu Tonomura. This book is a collection of positive sayings about life and one's mindset. The illustrations often feature a jizo statue, which is a Buddhist figure.
- White, red, green, black
- Paper
- Book title: 龍のり地蔵 ryu nori no jizo Dragon Riding Jizo
- Author: 殿村進 Tonomura Susumu
- Publisher: Oozora Books
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Publication year: 1996
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Number of pages: 48
- Item weight: 341 grams
- Packed weight: 591 grams
- Approx. 23.3 cm tall x 19.5 cm wide x 1.3 cm thick
- Good condition considering age. Sunning on cover (top part). Wear and tear due to age. Please see the photos carefully.
- This piece was purchased at the famous Osu Antique Market in Nagoya, Japan
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