[NAKANISHI, GODŌ]. 中西悟堂.

礼法作法少女大写真帖. [Reihō sahō shōjo daishashinchō].
[Photographic Guidebook of Manners for Young Girls].

[Tokyo]. 大日本雄弁会講談社. [Dainihon Yūbenkai Kōdansha]. (Circa 1930). Stock ID #177992

Accordion style booklet with 16 coloured photographic illustrations on one side and line drawing and text printed in blue ink on the reverse. 36 panels in total. 20 x 15 cm. Paper tape strengthens the hinges with the covers, a little very minor wear attractive paper covered boards. A good copy of a very attractive book.

This richly illustrated guide to manners for young girls is a fascinating sample of the type of moral education given to young Japanese girls in the 1920s and1930s. Published as a supplement to a popular girls' magazine, Shojo Kurabu (Girls' Club) to mark its centennial issue, it was probably published around 1930. The foreword emphasises the importance of femininity and humility as important virtues which Japanese women must display, alongside of course obedience and respect of parents. The majority of images show urban middle class domestic or social settings. The text tells us that the young women photographed are daughters of respectable families in Tokyo!

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