Unsigned: Toy Print Omocha-e of Game Boards

Artist: Unknown Utagawa School Artist Title: New Version of  a Variety of Things (Shin-ban iroiro-zukushi) Date: ca 1863 Omocha-e of a variety of games and paper crafting cut-out toys. This omocha-e (a type of toy print) dates from the late Edo period, and as such it is very rare, as most cut-out prints date from the Meiji Period. This work is titled “New Version of  a Variety of Things” (Shin-ban iroiro-zukushi). From the top, we see helmets and a mounted samurai at left (musha katsura), and to the right it says “New Version: Dice Game of Famous Places in the Eastern Capital “Shin-ban Toto meisho sugoroku”. Sugoroku game-board prints were popular in the 19th century, but such game boards are generally quite large and are comprised of several oban sheets glued together. Is it possible to play with such a miniature versions as this? It is difficult to know if this presents miniature versions of omocha-e that might be available in larger versions. Next down is Shinban hako-zukushi, or a