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75 5066 Scrolls Kano Tangen act mid 19th cent 75 5066 Scrolls Kano Tangen act mid 19th cent
75/5066 [Scrolls]. Kano Tangen (act. mid 19th cent.). (Three women doing laundry by a stream). Kakejiku (hanging scroll), handpainted on silk, signed Kano Tangen hitsu, sealed Kano no in, 196,5x36 cm. (image) and 179x46 cm. (total size), dec. silk borders, rolled on bone jikugi, later wooden box.
€ (150-250)
75 5067 Scrolls Kano Tanyu 1602 1674 after 75 5067 Scrolls Kano Tanyu 1602 1674 after
75/5067 [Scrolls]. Kano Tanyu (1602-1674) (after). (Monkeys reaching for the moon). Kakejiku (hanging scroll), handpainted on silk, signed Tanyu, 116x41 cm. (image) and 173x53 cm. (total size), dec. silk borders, rolled on bone jikugi, later wooden box.

- Sl. age-toned.

= Kano Tanyu was one of the leading Japanese painters of the Kanô school. The gibbons hanging from a tree is a common theme in Japanese painting, called Monkeys Reaching For the Moon. The gibbons hang down and cling from all angles to reach the water below, where the moon is reflected. Unfortunately, several splashes can be seen which has distorted the elusive reflection. This tale represents the grasping soul of humanity.

€ (150-250) 150
75 5068 Scrolls Kano Tanyu 1602 1674 and Kano Naonobu 1605 1650 75 5068 Scrolls Kano Tanyu 1602 1674 and Kano Naonobu 1605 1650
75/5068 [Scrolls]. Kano Tanyu (1602-1674) and Kano Naonobu (1605-1650). (Two chickens) (A chicken and two chicks behind bamboo). Two kakejiku (hanging scrolls), handpainted on silk, signed Tanyusai, Shomyo and Naonobu Kano, each ±93x27 cm. (image) and ±170x37 cm. (total size), both w. dec. silk borders, both rolled on bone jikugi, together in later wooden box.

- Some wormholes, mainly in upper silk section; sl. age-toned.

= With paper certificate authenticating this painting by Kano Isenin Naganobu (1775-1828) as a work by Tanyu and Naonobu. SEE ILLUSTRATION PLATE XLV.

€ (300-500) 300
75 5069 Scrolls Matsuo Basho 1644 1694 75 5069 Scrolls Matsuo Basho 1644 1694
75 5069 Scrolls Matsuo Basho 1644 1694 75 5069 Scrolls Matsuo Basho 1644 1694
75/5069 [Scrolls]. Matsuo Basho (1644-1694). (Calligraphy). Kakejiku (hanging scroll), handpainted on paper, ±15x32 cm. (image) and 110x48,5 cm. (total size), dec. silk borders, rolled on wooden jikugi, orig. kiwamebako w. kiwame fuda by Teranishi Ekido.

- Lacks one wooden jikugi; silk worn along edges; paper sl. brittle.

= With signed paper certificate by Kohitsu Ryoi (1751-1834). Basho is considered among the greatest masters of the haiku form and is its most famous exponent in the west, where his work has been highly influential. SEE ILLUSTRATION PLATE XLVI.

€ (500-700) 650
75 5070 Shigenobu Yanagawa 1787 1832 75 5070 Shigenobu Yanagawa 1787 1832
75 5070 Shigenobu Yanagawa 1787 1832 75 5070 Shigenobu Yanagawa 1787 1832
75 5070 Shigenobu Yanagawa 1787 1832 75 5070 Shigenobu Yanagawa 1787 1832
75/5070 Shigenobu, Yanagawa (1787-1832). "Nansō Satomi Hakkenden" (Satomi and the eight "Dogs"). Ehon, ±1840, 3 vols., in total 240 woodcuts (each vol. w. 80 woodcuts bound as 40 double-p. woodcut plates), orig. unif. wr. w. hashira title.

- All vols. thumbed in lower outer corner(s), occas. (finger)soiled and occas. restored in lower margin. Wrappers sl. dampstained (not affecting contents).

= Impressive series of woodcuts (without the text), made by Hokusai's son-in-law for Kyokutei Bakin's famous novel Nansō Satomi Hakkenden, which consists of 106 parts. Hillier p.718f and p.726.

€ (250-350)
75 5071 Shigenobu Yanagawa 1787 1832 75 5071 Shigenobu Yanagawa 1787 1832
75 5071 Shigenobu Yanagawa 1787 1832 75 5071 Shigenobu Yanagawa 1787 1832
75/5071 Shigenobu, Yanagawa (1787-1832). (Two dancers performing the butterfly dance). Col. woodcut, cm., signed Shigenobu and w. artist's seal.

- Sl. soiled.

AND a col. woodcut ôban by KUNISADA.

€ (100-150) 100
75 5072 Shokei 1784 1844 ? 75 5072 Shokei 1784 1844 ?
75 5072 Shokei 1784 1844 ? 75 5072 Shokei 1784 1844 ?
75 5072 Shokei 1784 1844 ? 75 5072 Shokei 1784 1844 ?
75/5072 Shokei (1784-1844) (?). (Two ducks). Drawing, brush, ink and watercolour, 19,5x33,5 cm., framed. - AND two other drawings by possibly the same: a study of a chicken and a sparrow, uniformly framed.
€ (100-150)
75 5073 Shunga Kuniyoshi 1797 1861 75 5073 Shunga Kuniyoshi 1797 1861
75 5073 Shunga Kuniyoshi 1797 1861 75 5073 Shunga Kuniyoshi 1797 1861
75/5073 [Shunga]. Kuniyoshi (1797-1861). Karine no yume (Dreams while napping). Volume 3. Ehon, ±1836, (11) lvs. w. 8 double-p. and 2 single woodcut hanshi-bon, 5 tex tlvs., bound as a blockbook, orig. woodcut wr.

- Lacks the large fold out plate showing a street view; wormholes. Wr. partly soiled and sl. worn.

AND 1 other similar, probably by the same, w. 4 double-p. col. woodcut hanshi-bon.

€ (300-500) 300
75 5074 Shunshô 1726 1792 75 5074 Shunshô 1726 1792
75 5074 Shunshô 1726 1792 75 5074 Shunshô 1726 1792
75/5074 Shunshô (1726-1792). (Couple in the rain under an umbrella). Col. woodcut chûban. Bunchî, I. (1755-1790). Hashiba no yoru no ame. (Nightrain in Hashiba). Col woodcut chuban.

= From the series Bokusui hakkei (Eight Views of Inky Water).

€ (50-70) 120
75 5075 Shunsô 1726 1793 75 5075 Shunsô 1726 1793
75/5075 Shunsô (1726-1793). (Gon-Chunagon Atsutada/ Kôkô Tennô). Two col. woodcuts, 1775, each 22x15,5 cm. (image).

= Two leaves from the series Nishiki Hyakunin Azuma (100 poets and their poems).

€ (50-70) 60
75 5076 Shuntei Miyagawa 1873 1912 75 5076 Shuntei Miyagawa 1873 1912
75/5076 Shuntei, Miyagawa (1873-1912). (Children playing a game with shells). Col. woodcut oban, ±1896, signed w. artist's stamp in red, cartouche w. series title.

- Doubled.

= From the series: Bijutsu Azuma nishikie gacho (Album of brocade images from the East). Beautiful, vibrant colours.

€ (60-80) 60
75 5077 Shuntei Miyagawa 1873 1912 75 5077 Shuntei Miyagawa 1873 1912
75/5077 Shuntei, Miyagawa (1873-1912). (Playing cards and toys). Col. woodcut on two lvs., 31,3x47,3 cm, signed Miyagawa Shuntei and Oju Miyagawa, publ. akiyama Buemon, artist's stamp Shuntei and Miyagawa.

- Doubled.

= From the series Bijutsu Azuma nishikie gacho (Album of brocade images from the East).

€ (80-100) 80
75 5078 Shuntei Miyagawa 1873 1912 75 5078 Shuntei Miyagawa 1873 1912
75/5078 Shuntei, Miyagawa (1873-1912). (Three children playing tag). Col. woodcut ôban, ±1896, signed.

- Doubled.

= From the series: Bijutsu Azuma nishikie gacho. Beautiful, vibrant colours.

€ (60-80) 60
75 5079 Surimono Kuninao 1793 1854 75 5079 Surimono Kuninao 1793 1854
75/5079 [Surimono]. Kuninao (1793-1854). (Nô mask in paper wrapping). Col. woodcut shikishiban, artist's seal, poem by Shôjuro Nagatoshi.
€ (60-80) 80
75 5080 Takehara Shunchosai ±1772 1818 75 5080 Takehara Shunchosai ±1772 1818
75 5080 Takehara Shunchosai ±1772 1818 75 5080 Takehara Shunchosai ±1772 1818
75/5080 Takehara Shunchosai (±1772-1818). Miyako meisho zue (Illustrations of Famous Places in Kyoto). Ehon, hanshibon, place and publ. unread, Anei 9 (1780), (66) lvs., 45 (double-p.) woodcut views by TAKEHARA SHUNCHOSAI, orig. wr. w. hashira-title.

- Sl. waterstained. Hashira-title partly worn off.

€ (80-100)
75 5081 Takehara Shunchosai ±1772 1818 75 5081 Takehara Shunchosai ±1772 1818
75 5081 Takehara Shunchosai ±1772 1818 75 5081 Takehara Shunchosai ±1772 1818
75 5081 Takehara Shunchosai ±1772 1818 75 5081 Takehara Shunchosai ±1772 1818
75/5081 Takehara Shunchosai (±1772-1818). Settsu meisho zue (Famous Places from Settsu Province). Two ehon, hanshibon, place and publ. unread, Kansei 8 (1796), (52); (59) lvs., 58 (double-p.) woodcut ills., orig. wr. w. hashira-title but different sizes.

= With one very interesting double-p. woodcut showing a shop with a sign that reads "The Newest Curiosities from Foreign Lands". Rare imported glass wine goblets and decanters are on display. The rarest item is the Dutch "Elekiteru", an electric device. Another woodcut shows the department store Daimaru, still in existence today. SEE ILLUSTRATION PLATE XLVI.

€ (100-150) 100
75 5082 Takehara Shunchosai ±1772 1818 75 5082 Takehara Shunchosai ±1772 1818
75 5082 Takehara Shunchosai ±1772 1818 75 5082 Takehara Shunchosai ±1772 1818
75/5082 Takehara Shunchosai (±1772-1818). Settsu meisho zue (Famous Places from Settsu Province). Two ehon, hanshibon, place and publ. unread, Kansei 1 (1789), 2 vols., (58); (46) lvs., 43 (double-p.) woodcuts, orig. unif. wr. w. hashira-title.

- Wormholed; brown stain in upper blank margin (burned?). Wrappers badly worn.

€ (70-90) 70
75 5083 Taki Katei 1830 1901 75 5083 Taki Katei 1830 1901
75/5083 Taki Katei (1830-1901). Tansei Ippan. Ehon, place and publ. unread, (1888), 3rd(?) ed., 5 vols., each w. 12 double-p. col. woodcus, orihon bound in orig. unif. yellow boards w. hashira-title, in orig. chitsu w. bone clasps, kept in orig. board box.
€ (50-70) 100
75 5084 Tanefiko Riutei 75 5084 Tanefiko Riutei
75/5084 Tanefiko, Riutei. Sechs Wandschirme in Gestalten der vergängliche Welt. Ein japanischer Roman. German transl. by A. Pfizmaier. Vienna, die kaiserl.-königliche- Hof u. Staats Druckerei, 1847, 1st ed., 2 parts in 1 vol., XIV,40[German text]; (82)[Japanese text]p., facsimile ills. after TOYOKUNI, bound as a blockbook, orig. wr.

- Num. annots. in pencil in margins of the Japanese text; contemp. bookseller's ticket mounted on address (and partly scratched away); series title soiled. Otherwise fine.

= Very rare. The first Japanese book to be translated into German and the first Japanese book to be typeset. Japanische Chrestomathie. Erster Theil.

€ (400-600) 400
75/5085 Tea ceremony Two ehon 75/5085 Tea ceremony Two ehon
75/5085 Tea ceremony Two ehon 75/5085 Tea ceremony Two ehon
75/5085 [Tea ceremony]. Two ehon, place and publ. unread, n.d. (±1910?), (126); (76) lvs., 3 fold. woodcuts, num. woodcut ills., orig. unif. wr. w. hashira-title.

= Two ehon from the Taisho period showing the elaborate tea ceremony, i.a. showing the utensils.

€ (50-70) 50
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