kusazōshi
is a term that covers various genres of popular woodblock-printed illustrated literature during the Japanese Edo period (1600–1868) and early Meiji era. These works were published in the city of Edo (now Tokyo).
Key facts
- Literary genre.stylistic_origins
- Woodblock-printed illustrated literature
- Literary genre.cultural_origins
- Edo and early Meiji Japan
- Literary genre.features
- Woodblock-printed illustrated literature
- Literary genre.subgenres
- , , , ,
- Literary genre.Related topics
- Japanese literature
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- Early {{transliteration|ja|kusazōshi}} (up to {{c.|1775}})
- Characteristics of early {{transliteration|ja|kusazōshi}}
- Later {{transliteration|ja|kusazōshi}}
- {{transliteration|ja|Kibyōshi}}
- {{transliteration|ja|Gōkan}}
- Notes
- References
is a term that covers various genres of popular woodblock-printed illustrated literature during the Japanese Edo period (1600–1868) and early Meiji era. These works were published in the city of Edo (now Tokyo).
In its broadest sense, includes several genres primarily labelled according the colour of their covers: , aimed at boys and considered vulgar , containing summaries of plays, histories, and legends , "stories adapted from popular dramas, the adventures of folk heroes, great battles, miracles, and tales from Buddhist and Shinto literature"