Tōbaé
Defunct weekly satirical magazine in Japan (1887–1889)
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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
Tōbaé 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]
