With Issunboshi, a book from the collection of 24 volumes of "Nihon Mukashibanashi" (Old Tales of Japan) authored by Sazanami IWAYA (introduced in 1896), which were children's books during the Meiji period, the Sazanami-style Issunboshi became established.
明治時代の児童書、巖谷小波著『日本昔噺』（1896年・明治29年発表）全24編の内の一冊、一寸法師において小波型一寸法師を定着させた。