Kinmo banbutsu zui - Shusui - Japan - sensibility (No reserve price)
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Japanese kansei incised print titled Kinmo banbutsu zui by Shusui, 1798, 22.4 x 15.6 cm, signed on the plate, provenance private collection, sold by owner or dealer.
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Kinmo zui 1798 edition - Tekisai & Shusui – Vol 8 1/2-10
Parts of the revised and expanded edition of the first Japanese illustrated encyclopedia.
Title (handwritten): 'Kinmo banbutsu zui'.
Parts 8 1/2, 9, and 10 of the 10-part version of "Zoho kashiragaki kinmo zui taisei" (A Complete Collection of Pictures for the Enlightenment of Young People, Expanded with Notes).
Volume 9 (Kan 20): It is devoted entirely to ornamental plants and flowers, a category called Kaso.
Volume 10 (Kan 21): Contains the final thematic category and the afterword (batsu) of the work.
Composer: Nakamura Tekisai (1629-1702).
Illustrator: Shimokobe Shusui (?-1798).
Year of publication: 1789 (Kansei 1).
Dimensions: 22.4 x 15.6 cm (hanshibon).
64 folded pages.
Condition: The cover shows signs of wear. The endpapers are partially detached from the cover. Some pages have a faded stain in the bottom corner. Compared to the Waseda edition, the first page and the folded last page from section 10 are missing. Otherwise, the publication is in good condition.
Kinmo zui 1798 edition - Tekisai & Shusui – Vol 8 1/2-10
Parts of the revised and expanded edition of the first Japanese illustrated encyclopedia.
Title (handwritten): 'Kinmo banbutsu zui'.
Parts 8 1/2, 9, and 10 of the 10-part version of "Zoho kashiragaki kinmo zui taisei" (A Complete Collection of Pictures for the Enlightenment of Young People, Expanded with Notes).
Volume 9 (Kan 20): It is devoted entirely to ornamental plants and flowers, a category called Kaso.
Volume 10 (Kan 21): Contains the final thematic category and the afterword (batsu) of the work.
Composer: Nakamura Tekisai (1629-1702).
Illustrator: Shimokobe Shusui (?-1798).
Year of publication: 1789 (Kansei 1).
Dimensions: 22.4 x 15.6 cm (hanshibon).
64 folded pages.
Condition: The cover shows signs of wear. The endpapers are partially detached from the cover. Some pages have a faded stain in the bottom corner. Compared to the Waseda edition, the first page and the folded last page from section 10 are missing. Otherwise, the publication is in good condition.
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Artist
Shusui
Title of artwork
Kinmo banbutsu zui
Technique
Engraving
Signature
Plate signed
Country of origin
Japan
Year
1798
Condition
Fair condition
Height
22.4 cm
Width
15.6 cm
Sold with frame
No
Period
18th century
Dynastic style/period
sensibility
Provenance
Private collection
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