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PRONUNCIATION: Tokaido Hizakagure Kokkei Sugoroku
MATERIAL: Woodblock Printed
TYPE: Game
DIMENSIONS: 19 X 26 3/4 inches (open) 7 X 10 inches (closed)
COMPONENTS: 55 spaces or prints
CONDITION: For a Japanese game that's nearly 120 years old it's in fair to good shape.
LANGUAGE
Japanese
ITEM ID: 3442
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Tokaido Road Sugoroku Game

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DATE
Year: 1898
Decade: 1890s
Century: 19th (1801-1900)
Notes: Meiji 31

Japanese woodblock print Sugoroku Game, titled “Tokaido Hizakagure Kokkei Sugoroku” by Kunisada II. The game starts at the lower right outside space and moves clockwise around the board to the center space, which is the goal. Each space is represented by a woodblock print depicting a scene along Tokaido Road.