Omocha-e ( Japanese: 玩具絵, "toy prints") is a genre of Japanese woodblock prints ukiyo-e created as picture books and toys for children. [1] The genre was considered inferior to prints of kabuki actors ( yakusha-e) or prints with beautiful women ( bijin-ga). [2]
There were many types of Omocha-e, including paper dolls to be dressed (kisekae-e), matching-picture games (e-awase), board games (such as sugoroku), dioramas to be cut out and assembled (tatebanko or kumitate-e), and encyclopedic compilations (monozukushi). [3]
Omocha-e ( Japanese: 玩具絵, "toy prints") is a genre of Japanese woodblock prints ukiyo-e created as picture books and toys for children. [1] The genre was considered inferior to prints of kabuki actors ( yakusha-e) or prints with beautiful women ( bijin-ga). [2]
There were many types of Omocha-e, including paper dolls to be dressed (kisekae-e), matching-picture games (e-awase), board games (such as sugoroku), dioramas to be cut out and assembled (tatebanko or kumitate-e), and encyclopedic compilations (monozukushi). [3]