Chirimen Crepe Books Database

Original Title
ちりめん本データベース
Access Rights
open access
Alternative Name of Creator
国際日本文化研究センター
Description (in English)

Chirimen Crepe Books Database is a digital library of translated Japanese folktales printed on Chirimen crepe paper. These materials derive from a series that was translated into Western languages, which was printed as a souvenir for Westerner tourists.

Language
eng
Organization
National Center for Art Research (NCAR) (国立アートリサーチセンター)
National Diet Library (国立国会図書館)
Shibusawa Eiichi Memorial Foundation (公益財団法人渋沢栄一記念財団)
Waseda University (早稲田大学)