絵え草ぞう紙し売うり

noun

ezōshi hawker; picture-book peddler

Historical term for a street vendor who sold 絵草紙 (ezōshi), inexpensive illustrated booklets popular in the Edo period.

See also: 絵草紙

• 江え戸ど時じ代だい、絵え草ぞう紙し売うりは町まちを歩あるきながら絵え草ぞう紙しを売うっていた。

  In the Edo period, ezōshi hawkers walked through towns selling picture-booklets.