Formal Name: Kusagusa vol. 2 (Collection of Kimono pattern). Publisher: Ushida Bijutsu Shoshi. Contents: 20 illustrations, 40 designs. Size: 36×24.5cm(14.2×9.6inch). Year of publication: 1935. This item is not new. Please refer to the description-of-item columns and the pictures.
Please note the damage and overall wear to this book. Prints are not original. Back cover has come apart from the spine. Some stains, and some tears. 37 pages black woodblock prints, 40 pages colored woodblock prints, 56 pages with text calligraphy, and 55 descriptive pages with text. There are some separate pages that were in the front cover that do not appear to have been attached to the book. 10″ length, 15″ width, 1 3/4 height. Please refer to photos.
Formal Name: Keinen KAcho Gafu. Contents: 16 types in sets of 2, 32 prints in totalOriginally, these prints were bound as books, but they are separated one by one and put in vinyl. Year of publication: 1891. Condition: Half of the illustrations are foxed, some are creased, the margins are rubbed and some are torn. This item is not new. Please refer to the description-of-item columns and the pictures.
WOODBLOCK PRINT Japanese book Edo period Dictionary A thick book with a lot of content. It is bound in Japanese style. Age: End of EdoEarly Meiji (18501899) Primary Material: Paper Size: See the ruler in the image. Thank you for looking at our store. We list items we find in the “Japanese Antique Market” every week. We want people around the world to see the fascinating antiques of Japan. Please enjoy your antique walk as if you were in Japan. We are happy if you find something you like. We will carefully deliver using the packing material. EMS by JAPAN POST. International Buyers – Please Note.
Japan Shunga Paper picture on Mini Book UKIYOE Erotic woodblock print-f0803. Age: From later Edo to the early Meiji era. This Shunga book is an original antique item. All items are shown in the first picture. Nothing except those in the first photo comes with the product. About Titles and Specific. Titles and Specific are given with reference to the book and other materials. The age of the item is only our opinion. We do not provide “period guarantees” as there are a variety of period opinions. International Buyers – Please Note. We do not mark merchandise values below value or mark items as “gifts” – US and International government regulations prohibit such behavior. Thank you for your understanding. Listing and template services provided by inkFrog.
Some signs of use, but other than that, there are no major problems. 24 cm x 16 cm. A genius ukiyoe artist of the late Edo period. Date of birth: October 31, 1760. Date of death: May 10, 1849. He left 30,000 works during his lifetime. Among the many types of works, “woodblock prints, ” “Hokusai manga, ” and “Ukiyoe” are the most famous. Hokusai painted a variety of subjects, including landscapes, shunga, and yokai, but his most famous work is probably “Kanagawa-oki Namiura, ” one of the famous “Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji(Fugaku Sanjurokkei), ” known around the world as The Great Wave. About Importer’s Obligation. Thank you for your understanding.
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.
