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Kodomo no Kuni コドモノクニ [Land of Children] Vol. 4 #4　March 三月 第四巻 四號　大正十四年　1925

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Kodomo no Kuni コドモノクニ [Land of Children] Vol. 4 #4　March 三月 第四巻 四號　大正十四年　1925　26.1x 18.6 cm large-format children’s full color illustrated magazine on heavy paper. 32 pages including outside and inside front and rear wrappers, Japanese text with hiragana, katakana, and furigana and illustrated stories, songs, and poems for children, many double-page... Color front wrapper art and double-page illustrations. There are illustrations by Okamoto Kiichi Ôtsuka Hiroshi, Itô Takashi, Iwaoka Tomoe, Honda Shôtarô, Takei Takeo, Kamiya Mankichi, and others. There are also three full-page color drawings by young constant winners. There are eight flimsy pages in this issue, including a section of children's songs... Remarkable work... Hard to believe this was a childrens' magazine, given the aesthetics and high-quality production... Nearly fine copy. Very unusual as such.

Kodomo no Kuni コドモノクニ [The Land of Children] was the finest children's magazine of the prewar period in Japan. Amazingly long-lived, it was published from 1922 to 1944. There were contributions in each heavily illustrated issue by some of the finest illustrators, painters, and writers of the time. A wonderful artifact at the intersection of high art and popular illustration.

Price: $350.00