TitleJapanese Fairy TalesDescriptionInnovative Japanese publisher and book importer, Hasegawa Takejiro, published this series of Fairy Tales in the nineteenth century. These ‘fukuro toji’, or bound-pocket books, were produced for improving English literacy of Japanese speakers. However, the series also became popular in the West. Although the books are made from traditional Japanese crepe and handmade washi papers, they are bound in the Western style, intended to be read from left to right. Related CollectionBooks