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Illustrated books

  • Takahara Shunshosai (act. circa 1772-1801) (artist) Akisato Rito (act. circa 1780-1814) (author), A Collection of Pictures of Famous Places in Izumi Province (Izumi meisho zue), 1796
    Takahara Shunshosai (act. circa 1772-1801) (artist) Akisato Rito (act. circa 1780-1814) (author)
    A Collection of Pictures of Famous Places in Izumi Province (Izumi meisho zue), 1796
    Woodblock printed illustrated book, 4 volumes (complete)
    Dated: 1796 (Kansei 8)
    Publishers: Takahashi Heisuke, Ogawa Tazaemon, and three others
    Binding: fukurotoji (pouch binding), light blue embossed covers
    25.8 x 18.2 cm. (10 ⅛ x 7 ⅛ in.) (each volume)
    £ 880.00
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  • Attributed to Kubo Shunman (1757-1820), Picture Book of Flowers of Pleasure (Tanoshimi Gusa), 1796
    Attributed to Kubo Shunman (1757-1820)
    Picture Book of Flowers of Pleasure (Tanoshimi Gusa), 1796
    Woodblock-printed illustrated book, 3 volumes, complete
    Dated: 1796 (Kansei 8)
    Binding: fukurotoji (pouch binding)
    22.5 x 15.4 cm. (8 ⅞ x 6 in.) (each volume)
    £ 2,000.00
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  • Kawamura Kiho (1778-1852), Kiho’s Picture Book (Kiho gafu), 1827
    Kawamura Kiho (1778-1852)
    Kiho’s Picture Book (Kiho gafu), 1827
    Woodblock-printed illustrated book
    One volume, complete
    Publisher: Yoshida Shinbei (Bunchodo), Kyoto
    Date: 1827 (Bunsei 7)
    Binding: fukurotoji (pouch binding), original pale blue covers printed with waves in mica
    25.8 x 17.7 cm. (10 ⅛ x 7 in.)
    £ 1,800.00
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  • Kawamura Bumpo (1779-1821), Album of Drawings by Bumpo, Third Series (Bumpo gafu [sampan]), 1813
    Kawamura Bumpo (1779-1821)
    Album of Drawings by Bumpo, Third Series (Bumpo gafu [sampan]), 1813
    Woodblock-printed illustrated book
    One volume, complete
    Signed: Bumpo
    Dated: 1813 (Bunka 10)
    Publishers: Kawachiya Kihei and Yoshidaya Shimbei
    Engraver: Inouye Jihei
    Binding: fukurotoji (pouch binding), dark green covers, title slip lacking
    26 x 18 cm. (10 ¼ x 7 ⅛ in.)
    £ 800.00
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  • Katsushika Hokusai (1760–1849), Picture Album Transmitting the Spirit: The Hokusai Drawing Style ([Denshin Kaishu] Hokusai gashiki), 1818
    Katsushika Hokusai (1760–1849)
    Picture Album Transmitting the Spirit: The Hokusai Drawing Style ([Denshin Kaishu] Hokusai gashiki), 1818
    Woodblock-printed illustrated book
    One volume, complete, 1st edition
    Preface dated: 1818 (Bunsei 1)
    Preface signed: Keizan Shoshi
    Binding: fukurotoji (pouch binding), brown covers
    26.7 x 18.1 cm. (10 ½ x 7 ⅛ in.)
    £ 4,000.00
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  • Shiba Kokan (1747-1818) (artist) Kitao Masayoshi (1764-1824) (artist) Morishima Churyo (1754-1810) (author and editor), A Miscellany on the Red-Hairs (Komo zatsuwa), 1787
    Shiba Kokan (1747-1818) (artist) Kitao Masayoshi (1764-1824) (artist) Morishima Churyo (1754-1810) (author and editor)
    A Miscellany on the Red-Hairs (Komo zatsuwa), 1787
    Woodblock-printed book, 5 volumes (complete), preface by Otsuki Bansui (1757-1827)
    Dated: Tenmei 7 (1787)
    Various publishers, no colophon
    Binding: fukurotoji (pouch binding), pale blue covers embossed imitating Dutch leather
    22 x 15.8 cm. (8 ⅝ x 6 ¼ in.) (each volume)
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  • Fukuchi Hakuei (active circa 1799-1828), Album of Rapid Drawings, Second Volume (Soseki gafu nihen), 1852
    Fukuchi Hakuei (active circa 1799-1828)
    Album of Rapid Drawings, Second Volume (Soseki gafu nihen), 1852
    Woodblock-printed illustrated book
    Volume two of two volumes, 2nd edition
    Preface dated: 1852 (Kaei 5)
    Publisher: Buneido
    Binding: fukurotoji (pouch binding), blue covers with pattern, later brocade outer cover
    17.5 x 11.5 cm.
    6 7/8 x 4 1/2 in.
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  • Kitao Masanobu (Santo Kyoden) (1761-1816), Anthology of 'Crazy Verses' (kyoka) by Fifty Poets of the Tenmei Era ([Tenmei shinsen gojunin isshu] azumaburi kyoka bunko), 1786
    Kitao Masanobu (Santo Kyoden) (1761-1816)
    Anthology of 'Crazy Verses' (kyoka) by Fifty Poets of the Tenmei Era ([Tenmei shinsen gojunin isshu] azumaburi kyoka bunko), 1786
    Woodblock-printed illustrated book
    One volume, complete
    Dated: 1786 (Tenmei 6)
    Publisher: Tsutaya Juzaburo (Koshodo)
    Editor: Ishikawa Masamochi
    Block carver: Seki Jiemon
    Binding: fukurotoji (pouch binding), orange covers, brocade-covered outer covers added by the collector E. Gillet
    27.5 x 18.3 cm.
    10 7/8 x 7 1/4 in.
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