JAPANESE KAWARABAN OR NEWSHEET: EUROPEAN WOMAN & THE KING OF FRANCE.

仏蘭西國王. 羅紗婦. [Furansu kokuo. Rashamen].
[Kawaraban: The King of France and a European Woman].

[Japan]. (Circa 1860). Stock ID #217199

Black and white woodblock kawaraban, two sheets, illustrations each measuring 23 x 31.5cm, a little occasional browning margins, otherwise very good.

These two kawaraban sheets feature large portraits of the "King of France" and a European woman. The king’s name is transcribed in hiragana as "Furomusuanakaruma," an interesting phonetic rendering. This sheet also includes illustrations of coins from various European countries, such as Holland and France, as well as China, with brief explanations of each.

The second sheet presents a Western woman, most likely Dutch, named "Ta Maria Soitesu." She is depicted with her dog on the right, and detailed descriptions of her appearance—fair skin, a small mouth, hairstyle, and dress—are provided. The sheet also notes that Jobutsu Temple in Kanagawa was used by the Dutch as their first consulate around 1860. This sheet features coins from Britain and Russia, with one coin displaying the head of Queen Victoria.

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Price: $750.00 AU

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