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The Osaka City Museum of Fine Arts has released a catalog devoted to Edo-period caricature, gathering material that ranges from 'toba-e' to works associated with Katsushika Hokusai, Utagawa Kuniyoshi and Kawanabe Kyosai. The publication is being sold through the museum’s online shop and is presented as a record of the special exhibition 'Edo no Giga: Toba-e kara Hokusai, Kuniyoshi, Kyosai made' ['Edo Caricature: From Toba-e to Hokusai, Kuniyoshi, Kyosai'], which the shop page says ran from April 17 to June 10, 2018.
The catalog, priced at 2,300 yen including tax, is listed as 202 pages in a B5 variant format. According to the shop information, it was issued on April 16, 2018. The online listing identifies it as an exhibition catalog and links it directly to the museum’s special exhibition on comic and satirical imagery from Japan’s Edo period.
The museum’s description emphasizes the humor and social observation that run through the genre. The catalog brings together works described as lively illustrations and caricatures depicting everyday life and commentary on society. By naming 'toba-e' at one end of the historical span and Hokusai, Kuniyoshi and Kyosai at the other, the publication frames Edo caricature as a broad field rather than a single style or moment.
The contents list shown on the shop page includes an opening greeting, an essay titled 'Edo no Giga — Toba-e kara Hokusai, Kuniyoshi, Kyosai e' by Akita Tatsuya, and chapters on 'Toba-e', 'Nejirishi', Hokusai, Kuniyoshi, 'Kokkō Meisho' and Kyosai. The volume also includes work explanations, a main bibliography, a list of works and an English-language message section.
The museum’s online shop describes the catalog as a resource for readers interested in traditional Japanese art and humor. It is part of the Osaka City Museum of Fine Arts’ publishing programme rather than a new exhibition announcement, and the listing gives practical purchase information alongside the bibliographic details.
Shipping notes on the page say that a single copy is sent by Letter Pack Plus, while two or more copies, or orders combined with other items, are shipped by courier. The shop also notes that orders exceeding Yamato Transport’s 80-size limit, or 5 kilograms, may be sent in multiple packages with separate shipping charges, and that customers who need a receipt should write 'receipt requested' in the order remarks field.
