Tōbaé (トバエ) was a Japanese and French weekly satirical magazine published in the period 1887–1889.
 A cover page of Tōbaé dated 1888 | |
| Categories | Satirical magazine |
|---|---|
| Frequency | Weekly |
| Founder | Georges Ferdinand Bigot |
| Founded | 1887 |
| Final issue | 1889 |
| Country | Japan |
| Based in | Tokyo |
| Language | French Japanese |
History and profile
editTōbaé was started by French cartoonist Georges Ferdinand Bigot in 1887 as a weekly satirical magazine.[1] The magazine featured Bigot's cartoons which were mostly dealt with everyday activities of Japanese people and Japanese politicians.[2] The cartoons criticized the negative consequences of the westernization attempts in Japan.[2] Tōbaé folded in 1889.[3]
References
edit- ^ Charles Hatfield; Bart Beaty, eds. (2020). "Time Line of Selected Events". Comics Studies. A Guidebook. New Brunswick, NJ: Rutgers University Press. p. 268. doi:10.36019/9780813591452. ISBN 9780813591452. S2CID 242939207.
- ^ a b "New in the Collection: Georges Ferdinand Bigot and Keikan no tabō (警官のたぼう)". The Ohio State University. 19 February 2018. Archived from the original on 25 February 2021. Retrieved 25 December 2021.
- ^ "Georges Bigot, illustrateur satirique (1887-1899)" (in French). BnF Gallica. Archived from the original on 20 July 2021. Retrieved 25 December 2021.
External links
editMedia related to Tôbaé at Wikimedia Commons
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