Kusazōshi

Kusazōshi
Stylistic origins	Woodblock-printed illustrated literature
Cultural origins	Edo and early Meiji Japan
Subgenres
Akahon (赤本?), aohon (青本?),kurohon (黒本?), kibyōshi (黄表紙?), gōkan (合巻?)
Related genres
Gesaku (戯作?)

Kusazōshi (草双紙^?) is a term that covers various genres of popular woodblock-printed illustrated literature during the Japanese Edo Period (1600-1868) and early Meiji period. These works were published in the city of Edo (modern Tokyo).

In its widest sense, the term kusazōshi includes the genres of akahon (赤本^?), aohon (青本^?),kurohon (黒本^?), kibyōshi (黄表紙^?) and gōkan (合巻^?); in the narrow sense it may refer uniquely to gōkan. Kusazōshi belong to the group of works of popular fiction known as gesaku (戯作^?).

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