Omocha-e explained

Omocha-e (Japanese: 玩具絵, "toy prints") is a genre of Japanese woodblock prints ukiyo-e created as picture books and toys for children.[1] The genre was considered inferior to prints of kabuki actors (yakusha-e) or prints with beautiful women (bijin-ga).[2]

There were many types of Omocha-e, including paper dolls to be dressed (kisekae-e), matching-picture games (e-awase), board games (such as sugoroku), dioramas to be cut out and assembled (tatebanko or kumitate-e), and encyclopedic compilations (monozukushi).[3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: The World of Omocha-e : Opinion : Chuo Online . 20 August 2023 . yab.yomiuri.co.jp.
  2. Web site: Chen . Minjie . 2 February 2018 . Before Pokémon and Yo-kai Watch: A Window onto One of the Earliest Unique Forms of Japanese Animé at the Cotsen Children’s Library . 20 August 2023 . Cotsen Children’s Library.
  3. Tara M. McGowan . 2013 . The Designs of Kawasaki Kyosen: Envisioning the Future of a Vanishing World through Toy Pictures (Omocha-e) . The Princeton University Library Chronicle . 74 . 3 . 320 . 10.25290/prinunivlibrchro.74.3.0320.

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