”Tatebanko" Paper Diorama Kit featuring fI’ve iconic moments from the Beatles.

translation from Japan listing:

What is standing edition?
It is also called "Tatehanko". It was widely enjoyed as one of the "toy paintings" in Nishiki-e during the Edo period. " As the name suggests, "Nishiki-e" is fun to cut and assemble Nishiki-e, but when assembled, the three-dimensionality beyond imagination, the surprise of the panoramic feeling, and the fun are truly unique to the standing edition. It seems that many of them were Kabuki plays, miniature stages, and imitations of landscapes, famous places, and customs, etc., and it is said that more than a thousand kinds of things were made in the past. For some reason, such old editions almost disappeared at the end of the early 20th century, around the Taisho period. Even those from the Edo period, which were popular, are very few that exist, and they have become illusory.

Compared to the excellent three-dimensional model that is now popular as paper craft, the fun of the standing version is thought to lie in its mystery and funness such as "visual effects contrary to simplicity" and "exaggerated perth", and the basics are the "writing division" of the stage It is completed with a visual effect close to ". In addition, looking at the unique "graphics" such as "parts arrangement and design" of the original paper that has not been assembled and those left as the original stamp is also one of the great pleasures of the old edition. The opportunity to see things from that time is limited, but even today, you can reproduce and assemble valuable things that remain in the hands of collectors, researchers, etc., and see a little at exhibitions, books, etc.