Kamekichi Tsunajima

"These two Japanese woodcuts by Kamekichi Tsunajima, from a series titled “Ryūkō eigo zukushi” (A Collection of Fashionable English Words), show images of animals, activities and objects each with their Japanese and English names. Unfortunately (or perhaps fortunately) some spelling mistakes have given rise to some interesting new activities such as “Refreshiug” and “Cuting Rice”, and the “Gaot”, “Hoise” and “Tea Po”." 


https://publicdomainreview.org/collections/a-collection-of-fashionable-english-words-1887/

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