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Original TItle: Hoto Musuko (The Prodigal Son)
Pronunciation: Hoto Musuko (The Prodigal Son)
MATERIAL: Hand-Written/Painted
TYPE: Kamishibai
DIMENSIONS: Each card measures 10 X 15 inches.
COMPONENTS: 20 Cards
CONDITION: On the front of each card is a hand-painted picture and on the back is hand-written text.
NOTES: Previously unseen, very rare, original. First example we have seen and especially rare with the theme of Christianity.
ITEM ID: 3965
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Occupation Era Japanese Hand-Painted Manuscript Kamishibai Poster Card Set

PRONUNCIATION: Hoto Musuko (The Prodigal Son)
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DATE
Decade: 1940s
Century: 20th (1901-2000)
Notes: c1945

This is a unique hand-painted prototype set of Kamishibai (about “The Prodigal Son” [Hoto Musuko]) was produced right at the end of the Pacific War and beginning of the Occupation.

ARTISTS
Name: S. Ishihara
Type: Artist