Kodomo asobi gajo, (子供遊び画帖, Children's Games)
Collection:CSM Museum & Study Collection
Date: 1888
Maker: Kobayashi Eitaku (小林永濯)
Engraver: Kimura Tokutaro (木村徳太郎)
Object number: O.48.6
DescriptionGoldfish were brought to Japan in the early 17th century and became a motif in ukiyo-e prints during the Edo period. During the Meiji period, when this print was produced, breeding of goldfish began to be made as an industry.