Anthropomorphic Japan - The Frogs

By 50 Watts and Samplerman.  One of a new book series focusing on early-to-mid-20th-century Japanese illustration, from the 50 Watts collection and other archival sources. In Japan, frogs are symbolic of good luck and good fortune. The latter stems from the word for frog—kaeru—which is a homonym for the word that means “to return”. This is why frogs are given to people who travel to ensure their safe return. Frogs who are connected with money will return with more!  Paper: 96 pp.