The Matsuyama Mirror: Japanese Fairy Tale Series No. 10
Fairy Tale No. 10 in the delightful wood-block on crepe paper books produced by Takejiro Hasegawa in Japan at the beginning of the 20th century. The full "Japanese Fairy Tale Series" included 20+ volumes, this one the sweet story of mother and her child who remembers her by seeing herself in a mirror, humbly thinking the beautiful vision before her (herself) is the memory of her mother. Created for the Western market, the paper used was a high quality wood with no rag content. Hasegawa's books were known for their.....
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