Short Love Songs Performed by Geisha

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Shinpan Geisha Hauta ["Geishas' Short Songs, Newly Published"] 

[Creator/s unidentified]. 

[Japan: Kikuyama, ca. late Edo period (1830-50s)?]. 

A collection of ten short hauta songs popular with geisha, who often performed such ditties in the pleasure quarters. The booklet is a prime example of comical street literature of the Edo period: short (only three leaves long including the upper wrapper), printed in black pigment only, originally produced in a karitoji (temporary) binding, and featuring an illustrated upper wrapper. The word shinpan, which assured potential buyers that the work was newly published (whether or not this was truly the case), was also a common feature of these booklets. No copies traced in OCLC.

One four-hole-bound (yotsumetoji) volume, complete, on double leaves, traditional East Asian binding style (fukurotoji). Original upper wrapper bound in non-original outer wrappers, slightly wormholed. Small loss to pastedown of lower non-original wrapper. Extremities trimmed. Light soiling, marks, red pencil annotations, and small wormholes internally. [3] leaves, including original upper wrapper. 17 x 11.5 cm.

Short Love Songs Performed by Geisha
Price: $250.00 (USD)