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‘Ehon Taiko-ki’ was then banned in the fifth month, 1804, whereafter a new edition of the ‘Ehon warai jogo’ was issued deleting all references to it. Hayashi 1990, pp. 177-179 argues that the present colour edition of ‘Ehon warai jogo’ was published in the New Year, 1803, with an alternative monochrome edition printed at. Digital EHON Site This site turns the folktales of various countries into a picture book and translates them into various languages in order to offer them to the children of the world. Stream subbed and dubbed episodes of HoneyWorks: Hatsukoi no Ehon online - legal and free, due to our partnerships with the industry. Episode 1; What is Anime-Planet? Founded in 2001 as the first anime & manga recommendation database. Create lists for what you've seen & read, watch over 40,000 legal streaming episodes online,. EON Online is a comprehensive e-commerce tool that includes online ordering, real-time account information, reporting and budgeting tools, delivery tracking, and much more. With its simple, intuitive design, EON Online is designed to make purchasing easy and cost-effective. Authorized users have access to EON Online 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Wikipedia definition. A picture book combines visual and verbal narratives in a.


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Kunisada Utagawa 1786-1864


Inaka Genji Vol11 (e-hon)


'Nise Murasaki Inaka Genji' Vol.11 part 2. Story by Ryutei Tanehiko.


$50 - 8/19/2004

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Ehon are old, illustrated Japanese books. Although they are very similar to ukiyo-e - Japanese woodblock prints - ehon are still pretty much undiscovered as collector's items. This article is a short overview of ehon for those who are not familiar with the subject.

Ehon and E-Hon

What is the difference between ehon and e-hon? None at all. These are only different writings, which can often be found in adaptations of Japanese words or names - much to the distress of Westerners. Hon means book in Japanese and e stands for picture.

The History of Japanese Printing

The roots of Japanese printing are in China. China had invented paper and techniques to copy written text or images several centuries before the Europeans.

Early documents were written on scrolls. Like in Europe, these early 'books' were of religious nature. Writing, publishing and reading were reserved for monks and priests.

The great boom of Japanese book publishing and printing came during the Edo period (1603-1868). Novels and picture books became popular - not to forget shunga books with explicit erotic images.

The next upswing for book publishing came with the Meiji era, during which Japan opened itself towards the West. In 1872 compulsory elementary school was introduced, and by and by a larger part of the population stepped out of the darkness of illiteracy. Novels about love, life and family became popular especially among women.

As the average Japanese housewife could not afford to buy books, rental book stores soon popped up everywhere in Japanese cities.

The Techniques of Ehon

The techniques used to produce ehon, were the same that were used to produce single sheet woodblock prints as known by collectors of ukyio-e and by art lovers all over the world. Each page was cut into a woodblock and printed by wetting the block with ink and pressing a sheet of paper against the block. For multi-color printing several blocks had to be carved - one for each color.

With the Meiji period, Western lithographic or photo-mechanical printing techniques gradually replaced the old way of printing by carving woodblocks.

The Materials for Ehon

When speaking of materials, the paper and the dyes have to be mentioned. While papers in the Western cultures were made from rags and wood pulp, the Japanese paper is obtained from wood of the mulberry. There are hundreds of different Japanese paper variations and names. The common name for all Japanese papers is washi.

What is Washi?

Washi is the result of a very laborious process of paper-making. In general it is superior to Western papers in terms of durability and purity.

Colors Used for Woodblock Printing

The Japanese used natural pigment colors until around 1860. From then on the natural color pigments from minerals and plants were replaced by aniline colors. Early aniline dyes imported from Germany were often poor in quality and had the tendency of 'bleeding' - colors running out, mainly the red. Natural colors on the other hand have the disadvantage of fading over the course of time.

The Cooperative Process

An ehon was the result of the same team of skilled persons that we know from the production process of ukiyo-e - the publisher, the artist, the carver, the printer and in addition a writer.

Hon and Cho

The majority of the Japanese books were published in the sewn format. The single pages were folded at the fore edge and kept together with a string using four or five binding holes.

The starting page of a Japanese book is what Westerners would consider the last page. Lay down the book with the binding holes and strings on the right side and you have the book cover! Text is read not from left to right, but from top to bottom.

Another format of Japanese books are accordion structures with a few variations. Westerners call them albums - maybe because they were the preferred format of books with images only. The Japanese call them cho.

Ehon from our Archive

All ehon on display are from our archive of sold Japanese prints.


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Chinese Poems, Five Syllables, Vol. 1 - Vol.5


$850 - 7/23/2015


4635


Picture Book of Taikoki (e-hon)


$100 - 2/16/2003


4628


Early Picture Book of Ancient Stories (5 vols. e-hon)


$440 - 2/16/2003

Early Picture Book of Ancient Stories (5 vols. e-hon)


9814


Yamato Bunko action story, Vol.32 (e-hon)


$60 - 7/11/2004


16027


Shinji Ando Vol.1


$100 - 8/21/2005


4632


One Hundred Poems by One Hundred Poets (e-hon)


$110 - 2/16/2003


45334


Picture Story of Gyosai - Naihen Vol.1


$140 - 8/22/2010


16827


Ehon Minanokawa


$280 - 10/23/2005


6392


Fujin Fuzoku zukushi (36 oban panels, e-hon album)


$1,900 - 9/28/2003

Fujin Fuzoku zukushi (36 oban panels, e-hon album)


16031


Shinji Ando Vol.5


$100 - 8/28/2005


39754


Kyogaen Vol.1


$120 - 2/1/2009


9817


Yamato Bunko action story, Vol.31 (e-hon)


$40 - 8/19/2004


44444


The Examples of Sentences


$170 - 4/25/2010


67330


Matching Beauties in Tea Houses - Seiro Bijin Awase Sugata Kagami


$260 - 12/17/2015

Matching Beauties in Tea Houses - Seiro Bijin Awase Sugata Kagami


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Picture of Souvenirs from Edo - Ehon Edo Miyage (e-hon, book)


$460 - 9/28/2003

Picture of Souvenirs from Edo - Ehon Edo Miyage (e-hon, book)


6951


Seiro Ehon Nenju Gyoji Vol.1 (e-hon)


$1,500 - 11/27/2003


19471


World of Art - Bijutsu Sekai Vol.1


$120 - 3/19/2006


20951


World of Art - Bijutsu Sekai Vol. 7


$120 - 6/18/2006


20946


World of Art - Bijutsu Sekai Vol.2


$130 - 6/25/2006


20954


World of Art - Bijutsu Sekai Vol.10


$130 - 6/25/2006


10205


Ryusai Sohitsu Gafu (e-hon, book)


$300 - 7/11/2004


9803


Wig of Flowers - Hanakazura (e-hon)


$460 - 6/27/2004


16028


Shinji Ando Vol.2

Ehon Online


$100 - 8/21/2005


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Eon Online Sbb


Drumming God is Thunder God - Bijutsu Sekai Vol.16


$80 - 12/17/2006

Drumming God is Thunder God - Bijutsu Sekai Vol.16


20500


World of Art - Bijutsu Sekai Vol.9


$80 - 5/14/2006


14017


Beauties and Natural Wonders - World of Art


$380 - 5/15/2005


20948


World of Art - Bijutsu Sekai Vol.4


$150 - 6/4/2006


14338


Ryusai Sohitsu Gafu Vol.2


$160 - 5/29/2005


23142


The Stories of Kabuki Plays at Teikoku Theater


$50 - 10/29/2006


9043


Onna Imagawa (e-hon book)


$150 - 4/25/2004


9801


Kyokaku Den Vol 6 (e-hon)


$80 - 8/19/2004


9816


Yamato Bunko action story, Vol.35 (e-hon)


$40 - 8/19/2004


13456


Giraiya Action Story


$130 - 4/24/2005

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Giraiya Action Story


$130 - 4/24/2005


13458


Giraiya Action Story


$130 - 4/24/2005


13460


Hokusetsu Action Story


$160 - 4/24/2005

Author:
Dieter Wanczura
First Publication: 2/12/2005
Latest Update: 11/13/2020

Literature source

  • Jack Hillier and Lawrence Smith, 'Japanese Prints. 300 Years of Albums and Books', London, British Museum Press, 1980.


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