A woodblock 147 x 644 x 20 mm. used to print hikifuda promoting a medicine for children with a “frail constitution,” carved text on one side only
$950 · Offered by Jonathan A. Hill Bookseller
Ōmi province: n.d. A nicely kept printing woodblock, ideal for a teaching collection on the global history of printing. Hikifuda 引札 were handbills, flyers, or inserted advertisements for stores and products. Our woodblock advertises a medicine fabricated by the Fujioka pharmacy that was intended for children suffering from seizures, palpitations, measles, and overall poor health. The pharmacy was based in today’s Shiga prefecture. The
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