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Eight Dogs, or Hakkenden: Eight Dogs, or Hakkenden

Eight Dogs, or Hakkenden
Eight Dogs, or Hakkenden
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“Eight Dogs, or Hakkenden”

A crowd of frolicking puppies fills the entire image. A crowd of puppies in the lower left corner, with eight large stylized snowflakes in the upper right.

Like Volumes I and II, Volume III of Hakkenden was originally published by Sanseidō, proprietor Yamazaki Heihachi. The first edition sported this cover, a crowd of frolicking puppies complemented by eight large snowflake-like circles.

A crowd of frolicking puppies fills the entire image. Ten frolicking puppies against a blank background.

Bunkeidō, proprietor Chōjiya Heibei, took over publication with Volume VIII in 1832. Shortly thereafter the blocks for Volumes I through VII came into his possession, allowing him to reprint from them. The Bunkeidō front cover for Volume III closely imitated that for the Sanseidō edition, but the back cover was a new design.

Title and author information given against an abstract background that suggests clouds.

Large characters stretching from top right to bottom left: The Lives of the Eight Dogs of the Satomi, Volume III
Smaller characters, top left: Written by Kyokutei Bakin. Pictures by Yanagawa Shigenobu
Smaller characters, bottom right: Complete in five fascicles. Blocks owned by Sanseidō, Booksellers.

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