INABA SHINEMON (3 resultados)

Condición: Fine. Number of pages: 7 books Size: 23 cm Number of books: 1 group.

Paperback. Condición: Good. 6 volumes (of 7, lacking v.6). Woodblock printed book; ink on paper. Japanese stab binding. Hanshibon. The first volume's binding is coming away, and the string is loosening. Top edge of v.1 has a minor indentation. Images of sword guards and Netsuke carvings. Includes an old letter from Charles T. Stein of Baltimore (an noted Jurist) on the books.

Edo 1824,Suharaya. Rose stiff wrappers, title slips, 6 of 7 volume set, lacks vol.2, stitched spines, 15.8 x 22.4 cm., very nice example,title slips, minor cover dustiness & a bit of usual soil, else very solid copy. RARE ORIGINAL EDITION . *** **** *** . . THE FAMOUS & FABLED "SOKEN KISHO" . . . THE FIRST & ONLY ORIGINAL EDITION . . . WITH THE ARTS OF ASIA ARTICLE BY MIKOSHIBA & BUSHELL . . . ON THE "SOKEN KISHO" & OJIME . *** This is one of Japan's most famous book on Japanese Netsuke, Ojime & Inro, with a list of 57 famous carvers, many with short commentaries on their lives or works. . Also contains Japanese Tsuba, other sword furniture & their makers. With lacquerware makers, designs, artisans, craftsmen's examples. . This work also covers ivory carvings, Hanko [chops/seals], miniature sculptures, nude women, animals, dragons, people from Chinese classics & many other fine examples. . * THE SET OF 6 VOLUMES OF THE 7 VOLUME SET: Pagination, Illustration Collation: . Vol.1 25 double leaves, text + 8 woodblock illustrations Vol.2 lacking, not present Vol.3 36 " text Vol.4 34 " text Vol.5 22 " text Vol.6 29 " text + 44 " Vol.7 24 " text + 15 " -------------------------------------- With a total of 67 illustrations in the texts. . *** IMPORTANT CONTENTS & ILLUSTRATIONS OF VOLUME 6: . NETSUKE & OGIME CONTENTS: . SWORD TSUBA & SWORD FURNITURE: Some illustrated examples of Tsuba with European influenced designs, found in volume 6, including Shibuichi, decorative technique & Takabori. . *** TOGETHER WITH THE ORIGINAL FIRST EDITION OF THE BOOK: . This set of SOKEN KISHO is accompanied by the complete special issue of ARTS OF ASIA on the "THE SOKEN KISHO AND OJIME." An article by Misao Mikoshiba & Raymond Bushell,pp. 69-69, nicely illustrated in color & black & white photos. . Condition of the ARTS OF ASIA issue. Very clean, solid example, in original covers, with the full article and photos. . See Referemces below. . *** CONDITION: The set is bound in the original publisher's rose covered stitched covers, with reverse blind-stamped patterns. Entirely woodblock printed by hand on hand-made Washi [mulberry paper]. The impression and registry are excellent. . There is some of the usual, minor scuffing, edge wear and typical minor cover soil. The title slips are intact for the most part, there is some soil and usual wear, with a small piece missing from top left label of volumes 1, 3 & 5. Else the set is firmly stitch bound and solid. . The contents remain very clean, with excellent impression and registry. There are several small, discreet ownership stamps here and there, as expected for a book of this age. . The book belonged to a famous San Francisco Japanese art dealer and has their discreet name stamp inside the front cover upper right corner on each volume and on a few other upper corners in the margins. . There is substantial pencal marginalia & annotations throughout volumes 3-6, these are English translations of artists/artisans/Netsuke carvers/sword makers names & other comments. . These annotations are useful to those who do not read Japanese. A substiantial amount of worthy English translations. The are strictly found in the blank upper margins, therefore do not detract from images or or text, minimal impact. . By and large the contents are very clean, no stains. In volumes 5 & 7, there is a bit of old & very minor worming at the upper corner in the margins of a few leaves, neither text nor illustrations affected, else very clean and solid examples. . *** Please review the color photos posted to our website. . *** REFERENCES: . KERLEN, H.: CATALOGUE OF PRE-MEIJI JAPANESE BOOKS & MAPS IN PUBLIC COLLECTIONS IN THE NETHERLANDS, p.692,693, # 1652, he cites the Osaka [1824] Akita edition in 7 volumes. Please see this entry for the collation of each volume. * KSM: [Token] 5-254-3 * Kraft: vol.1, no. 701 [1781 First edition]; vol.2, no. 487 [vol.6]; vol.3, no. 676. * Misao Mikoshiba & Raymond Bushell: ARTS OF ASIA SPECIAL JAPANESE ISSUE: SOKEN KISHO & OJIME, 1979 * see at: netsuke dot org/page-1126682 * see at: collections dot vam dot ac dot uk/item/O488371/soken-kisho-book-inaba-shinemon/ . ***.