The School Life of Young Japan
Kobe: T[eijiro] Takagi, [1916 from Japanese colophon]. Hardcover. 24 unnumbered leaves printed on one side (title-page, 2 text leaves, 20 colored photos and the colophon. Contemporary tied boards. About 18 x 26 cm. Edge-wear and minor chipping on untitled cover. Internally sound and clean with some browning on verso of colophon leaf. The brief text reports that 6 years of school attendance (Jingo Shogakko) was then required in Japan beginning when children were six. Those years of compulsary education were followed by two voluntary years of higher primary school (Koto Shogakko). Boys and girls attended separate classes at Japanese pimary schools -- boys are pictured in this book in arithmetic and "cutting fancy designs in paper" classes; girls are shown in penmanship, reading and sewing classes. The last 8 photos show children at sports, exercise and drills.The Japanese colophon describes this work as first printed in 1891 and then reprinted in 1916. We know nothng further about the 1891 edition and did not find it listed in OCLC under this title. Very Good. Item #96480
Price: $300.00