HAVE ACQUIRED A LARGE COLLECTION OF JAPANESE ANTIQUES FROM AN AVID COLLECTOR, WHO RECENTLY PASSED, SHE WAS IN HER 90′S. PLEASE REVIEW ALL PICS, THEY TELL THE STORY BEST. ORIGINALLY ISSUED IN 1936. THIS IS THE REISSUE FROM 1987. LARGE BOOKS 15″ X 11 1/8″. 2 VOLUMES IN CASE. 18 PRINTS IN EACH BOOK. PLEASE VIEW ALL PICS, THEY ARE THE MAIN DESCRIPTION, I DO NOT KNOW THE JAPANESE LANGUAGE AND USING GOOGLE TRANSLATE IS TOUGH, I KEEP GETTING DIFFERENT RESULTS. WILL PACK WITH GREAT CARE.
Formal Name:Shin-bijutsukai Combined vol. Author: Furuya korin(Supervision: Kamisaka sekka). Year of publication: 1980? The first edition was published in the 1910s. This edition was printed in 1980 using the same woodblocks as the first edition. Contents: 100 pages of woodcut color illustrations. Size: 24.1×16.4cm(9.5×6.5inch). Year of publication: 1980. Condition: Overall clean condition. Shin-bijutsukai is a collection of beautifully colored designs that fuses traditional Japanese designs with modern Western designs. It features a dynamic and innovative design with motifs of animals, plants and natural sculptures. Born in Kaizu, Shiga Prefecture in 1875, Korin studied with Suzuki Mannen, Kamisaka Sekka and Asai Chu. He won the painting category of the Shinko Bijutsu Tenrankai (Exhibition of New and Old Art) in 1897. He taught at the Kyoto Municipal School of Arts and Crafts from 1905, being appointed an assistant professor before his death in 1910. Among his works are popular illustrated books in the Rinpa tradition. Korin Patterns (Korin moyo) (1907), a two-volume, ink-on-paper work originally conceived as a sample book for the kimono industry, became popular with people interested in fashion. Carpenter of the Metropolitan Museum of Art describes the book as “impressive”. It contains images based on wave patterns as well as the traditional boatman in a skiff. Other works published by Yamada Unsodo include several orihon (concertina-type binding) books with patterns based on flowers and plants (1905), pine trees (1905) and bamboo (1907). His works are held in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, and the Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. (These are from wikipedia). This item is not new. Please refer to the description-of-item columns and the pictures.
If it cannot be sent by EMS, it will be sent by UPS. Yamaboshi-Shotan (Yamaboshi old-book store) based in Nagoya, JAPAN. We sell Japanese old books and traditional woodblock prints in a large scale. Thank you for your interest in our commodities. Almost all of our prints are original arts (some are reprints though). Please check the prints’ conditions from the images. The detailed information such as Artist, Conditions, Year of publication, Size etc. Is written in Japanese. Please refer to the Explanation of Japanese words below for detailed information. Year of publication of an Ukiyo-e is judged by the (ARATAMEIN Stamp) printed on it. Explanation of Japanese words. You may ask your questions in both Japanese and English. Unfortunately, at the moment, most of the descriptions of the prints are not available in English. You may use the guide of words and phrases below to know more about the artists and the current status of the items. Ukiyo-e Dealers Association of Japan Directory of Members.
