Omocha-e

Omocha-e (Japanese: 玩具絵, "toy prints") is a genre of Japanese woodblock prints ukiyo-e. Omocha-e prints were made for children, "pieces that can be cut and pasted to make a picture or a toy",[1] and not many prints remain. The genre was considered inferior to prints of kabuki actors (yakusha-e) or prints with beautiful women (bijin-ga).[2]

  • Omocha-e by Utagawa Yoshifuji
  • Omocha-e with horses
    Omocha-e with horses
  • Omocha-e from the picture album "Sugoroku"
    Omocha-e from the picture album "Sugoroku"
  • Omocha-e with cats and women from the picture album "Sugoroku"
    Omocha-e with cats and women from the picture album "Sugoroku"
  • New Patterns for Summer Costumes
    New Patterns for Summer Costumes
  • New Print of Hoko Float to Assemble
    New Print of Hoko Float to Assemble
  • Newly Published Comic Picture of Cats
    Newly Published Comic Picture of Cats
  • Cats in backstage at Kabuki theater
    Cats in backstage at Kabuki theater

References
  1. "The World of Omocha-e : Opinion : Chuo Online". yab.yomiuri.co.jp. Retrieved 20 August 2023.
  2. Chen, Minjie (2 February 2018). "Before Pokémon and Yo-kai Watch: A Window onto One of the Earliest Unique Forms of Japanese Animé at the Cotsen Children's Library". Cotsen Children’s Library. Retrieved 20 August 2023.
  • Media related to Omocha-e at Wikimedia Commons
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