<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><mads xmlns="http://www.loc.gov/mads/" xmlns:mods="http://www.loc.gov/mods/v3" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xsi:schemaLocation="http://www.loc.gov/mads/
mads.xsd"><authority><topic authority="http://AATesaurus.cultura.gencat.cat/aat/getty_en">hosoban</topic></authority><related type="broader"><topic>prints by form</topic></related> <note xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[ Literally meaning "narrow format", this term refers to small format Japanese prints. The standard size was approximately 330 x 145 mm or 11.8 x 5.9 inches. This format was employed extensively for actor prints in the 18th century until it was replaced by the "oban", larger format prints. ]]></note></mads>