Hasegawa Japanese Fairy Tales Woodblock Book No. 8
March 2013 Auction by Far East Asian Art

Ourasima, Le Petit Fecheur. Les Contes Du Vieux Japan No. 8. (28 pp.)
The French version of The Fisher Boy, Urashima. Japanese Fairy Tale Series No. 8. (28 pp.)
Dated: 1897.
Published by T. Hasegawa, Tokyo.
Size: 6.0 x 4.125 inches.
These charming, profusely illustrated books consist entirely of woodblock prints on crepe paper. The books are bound with silk ties...