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1863réf. 2110502150903062Keijiro Fujiokaya and others version 1863. Soft Cover. Fine. Number of books: 2 Keijiro Fujiokaya and others version paperback
1844réf. 2110502150906542Yamamoto-ya-ban 1844. Soft Cover. Fine. Number of books: 1 Yamamoto-ya-ban paperback
1921réf. 2092902138301505Shin Ei Do 1921. Soft Cover. Fine. Number of pages: 70 sheets Size: 16x24cm Shin Ei Do paperback
2001réf. 61864Harry N. Abrams Distribution . New. Hardcover. FREE UPGRADE to Courier/Priority Shipping Upon Request – – IN STOCK AND IMMEDIATELY AVAILABLE FOR SHIPMENT - Flawless copy brand new pristine never opened --160 pp. With 149 ills. 142 col. . 26 x 22 cm. -- with a bonus offer-- . 2001. 0810965763 . Harry N. Abrams (Distribution) hardcover
2014réf. 111804Marsilio Editori. New. Paperback. FREE UPGRADE to Courier/Priority Shipping Upon Request - IN STOCK AND IMMEDIATELY AVAILABLE FOR SHIPMENT - Flawless copy brand new pristine never opened - Text in Italian. -- with a bonus offer-- . 2014. 8831720120 . Marsilio Editori paperback
2012réf. 104138Museum; Et Al. New. Hardcover. FREE UPGRADE to Courier/Priority Shipping Upon Request - IN STOCK AND IMMEDIATELY AVAILABLE FOR SHIPMENT - Flawless copy brand new pristine never opened -- Text in French. 176 pages; many color illustrations. -- with a bonus offer-- . 2012. 2353401449 . Museum; Et Al hardcover
2012réf. 99743Nohara Co. Ltd. New. Hardcover. FREE UPGRADE to Courier/Priority Shipping Upon Request - IN STOCK AND IMMEDIATELY AVAILABLE FOR SHIPMENT - Flawless copy brand new pristine never opened -- Text in Japanese and English. 200 pp. ; 194 illustrations most in color. -- with a bonus offer--; Hiroshige's early 19th-century series Fifty-three Stations of the Tokaido is a masterpiece of ukiyo-e woodblock printing landscape tableaux. The artist takes the viewer along one of the main roads of Japan linking Edo now Tokyo with Kyoto and a famous scenic route that includes celebrated sights like Mt. Fuji. This unprecedented - and stunningly beautiful - exhibition catalog delicately and faithfully reproduces Hiroshige's prints and goes on to works by other important artists following in the footsteps of this classic series: 62 woodblocks from the 1960s by Shiko Munakata; Yoshitomo Nara's In the floating world No Nukes!; a mix of samurai and modern scenes by Akira Yamaguchi; and photos of a magnificent painting-installation by up-and-coming artist Kazuyuki Takezaki. Two centuries of Japanese art and artists on one timeless theme. . 2012. 490425709X . Nohara Co. Ltd. hardcover
2017réf. 129607PIE International. New. Paperback. FREE UPGRADE to Courier/Priority Shipping Upon Request - IN STOCK AND IMMEDIATELY AVAILABLE FOR SHIPMENT - BRAND NEW FLAWLESS COPY NEVER OPENED - with a bonus offer--; Japanese Edition; 8.9 X 7.2 X 0.8 inches; 240 pages . 2017. 4756248101 . PIE International paperback
2007réf. 76819Taschen. New. Paperback. FREE UPGRADE to Courier/Priority Shipping Upon Request - IN STOCK AND IMMEDIATELY AVAILABLE FOR SHIPMENT - Flawless copy brand new pristine never opened -- 96 pp. With 104 col. Ills. 23 x 19 cm. -- with a bonus offer--; TASCHEW; Utagawa Hiroshige 1797-1858 was one of the last great artists in the ukiyo-e tradition. Literally meaning "pictures of the floating world" ukiyo-e refers to the famous Japanese woodblock print genre that originated in the 17th century and is practically synonymous with the Western world's visual characterization of Japan. Though Hiroshige captured a variety of subjects his greatest talent was in creating landscapes of his native Edo modern-day Tokyo and his most famous work was a series known as "100 Famous Views of Edo" 1856-1858. This book provides an introduction to his work and an overview of his career.Available in over 20 languages Tachen's "Basic Art series" offers budget-minded readers quality books on the greatest artists of all time. The neat slick format and nice price tag make "Basic Art" books perfect for collecting.Every book in the "Basic Art series" features: a detailed chronological summary of the artist's life and work covering the cultural and historical importance of the artist; approximately 100 color illustrations with explanatory captions; and a concise biography. . 2007. 3822851647 . Taschen paperback
1986réf. 67827Museum / Braziller. New. Hardcover. FREE UPGRADE to Courier/Priority Shipping Upon Request - IN STOCK AND IMMEDIATELY AVAILABLE FOR SHIPMENT - FLAWLESS COPY BRAND NEW PRISTINE NEVER OPENED - Originally published 1986. 256 pages ; 4.3 pounds; 119 full color plates. -- This final series of woodblock prints by the celebrated 19th century Japanese artist Utagawa Ando Hiroshige is considered to be the finest example of his masterwork. Each plate is accompanied by a commentary that discusses its artistic and cultural interest in detail. The brilliant ukiyo-e printmaker revealed the panorama of his city’s Edo which is now named Tokyo activities with subtle and vivid visual anecdotes. The 100 scenes are really vignettes of life in all seasons from many points of view. --Hiroshige's One Hundred Famous Views of Edo actually composed of 118 splendid woodblock landscape and genre scenes of mid-nineteenth century Tokyo is one of the greatest achievements of Japanese art. The series contains many of Hiroshige's best-loved and most extraordinary prints. Like Venice and Florence in the 14th and 15th centuries or Paris in the age of the Impressionists the city of Edo with its superb landmarks and its festive display of elegant urban life exerts a special and compelling fascination. Hiroshige revealed the panorama of his city's activities with subtle and vivid visual anecdotes: fireworks seen from the river fashionable geishas on parade the kabuki district at night intimate moments in the gardens and teahouses. It is a tour de force of artistic vision and printmaking craftsmanship. This edition has been reproduced from an exceptionally fine first-edition set in the Brooklyn Museum of Art to insure maximum fidelity to the original prints. Henry Smith ex-plains the world of Edo in its twilight before the Meiji Restoration and the beginnings of a modern urban society. Each plate is accompanied by a commentary that discusses its artistic and cultural interest in detail. For anyone interested in Japan the One Hundred Famous Views of Edo is perhaps the finest guide and one of the greatest legacies imaginable. -- with a bonus offer--; 520-Smithh; Smith Henry D. II; Hiroshige Ando ; Amy G. Poster Hiroshige: One Hundred Famous Views of Edo ART JAPANESE HISTORY ASIAN This final series of woodblock prints by the celebrated 19th century Japanese artist Utagawa Ando Hiroshige is considered to be th . 1986. 0807611433 . Museum / Braziller hardcover
1984réf. 2080502106915144Not Available 1984. Soft Cover. Fine. The book is in fine condition. Not Available paperback
1940réf. 527378San Mateo California: The Quercus Press 1940. Unbound. Near Fine. First edition by this publisher. Pictorial broadside printed on recto only and folded twice horizontally as issued measuring 21 1/2 inches by 9 1/4 inches illustrated with a woodcut printed in black on recto only with lettering printed in red printed on laid paper with no watermark. Very good with glassine tape mends some foxing and tiny tears but the striking Japanese woodblock print is quite fresh and bright. The original woodblock print depicting a Japanese woman dressed in a kimono seated on a stool playing a musical stringed instrument. The woodblock image measuring circa 11 inches by 8 inches is printed by Ted and Fran Lilienthal at the Quercus Press from an original eighteenth century Japanese woodblock The upper and lower margins are printed in red with the following information: "Proof from an original eighteenth century Japanese woodblock" publisher's statement in lower margin beneath the woodblock print. The upper margin states: "THE SEASONS GREETINGS/ FROM/ TED AND FRAN LILIENTHAL." Unrecorded by OCLC which lists no citation for this publication. Theodore Max Lilienthal 1893-1972 in 1924 with Leon Gelber established the Gelber-Lilienthal Book Shop in San Francisco and a publishing company under the imprint Lantern Press. Mr. and Mrs. Theodore Max Lilienthal with Mrs. William C. Van Antwerp later established The Quercus Press in San Mateo California; in 1940 the press began using the Albion Press that once belonged to William Morris press was acquired from the estate of Dr. J. W. Bartlett of New York. Issued as a Season's Greetings from Ted and Fran Lilienthal. [The Quercus Press] unknown
1940réf. 527378San Mateo California: The Quercus Press 1940. Unbound. Near Fine. First edition by this publisher. Pictorial broadside printed on recto only and folded twice horizontally as issued measuring 21 1/2 inches by 9 1/4 inches illustrated with a woodcut printed in black on recto only with lettering printed in red printed on laid paper with no watermark. Very good with glassine tape mends some foxing and tiny tears but the striking Japanese woodblock print is quite fresh and bright. The original woodblock print depicting a Japanese woman dressed in a kimono seated on a stool playing a musical stringed instrument. The woodblock image measuring circa 11 inches by 8 inches is printed by Ted and Fran Lilienthal at the Quercus Press from an original eighteenth century Japanese woodblock The upper and lower margins are printed in red with the following information: "Proof from an original eighteenth century Japanese woodblock" publisher's statement in lower margin beneath the woodblock print. The upper margin states: "THE SEASONS GREETINGS/ FROM/ TED AND FRAN LILIENTHAL." Unrecorded by OCLC which lists no citation for this publication. Theodore Max Lilienthal 1893-1972 in 1924 with Leon Gelber established the Gelber-Lilienthal Book Shop in San Francisco and a publishing company under the imprint Lantern Press. Mr. and Mrs. Theodore Max Lilienthal with Mrs. William C. Van Antwerp later established The Quercus Press in San Mateo California; in 1940 the press began using the Albion Press that once belonged to William Morris press was acquired from the estate of Dr. J. W. Bartlett of New York. Issued as a Season's Greetings from Ted and Fran Lilienthal. [The Quercus Press] unknown books
1970réf. 224245London: Robert Sawers 1970. Limited. hardcover. fine. Hiroshige. 1 page of introductory text by Jack Hillier followed by the collection of 21 finely printed plates each mounted with wheat paste and matted within an individual paper folder. The folders measure 9.5 x 13 inches and the prints are approximately 4.5 x 9.5 inches. 4to plates loose as issued in blue cloth portfolio with bone closures. London: Robert G. Sawers circa 1970. First and only edition -- number 15 of 250. A very fine unread copy as new in the original cardboard mailing box. Scarce. Intended for Edo era release these sketches were never published until Robert Sawers produced this rather lavish collection in the early 1970s. Strictly limited to 250 sets each print is numbered in pencil on rear of woodblock and rear of folder. Robert Sawers unknown
1970réf. 224245London: Robert Sawers 1970. Limited. hardcover. fine. Hiroshige. 1 page of introductory text by Jack Hillier followed by the collection of 21 finely printed plates each mounted with wheat paste and matted within an individual paper folder. The folders measure 9.5 x 13 inches and the prints are approximately 4.5 x 9.5 inches. 4to plates loose as issued in blue cloth portfolio with bone closures. London: Robert G. Sawers circa 1970. First and only edition -- number 15 of 250. A very fine unread copy as new in the original cardboard mailing box. Scarce. Intended for Edo era release these sketches were never published until Robert Sawers produced this rather lavish collection in the early 1970s. Strictly limited to 250 sets each print is numbered in pencil on rear of woodblock and rear of folder. Robert Sawers unknown books
réf. 2092902138300939Takamizawa Mokuhansha N.A. Soft Cover. Fine. The book is in fine condition. Takamizawa Mokuhansha paperback
1877réf. 186040Tokyo: Okura Magobee 10 August 1877. Vivid scenes of industry from across Japan A striking set of prints produced at the time of the First National Industrial Exhibition 1877 an event designed to promote Japanese local craftmanship and encourage a growing export industry. This example shows tatami mat production in Bingo Hiroshima indigo farming in Awa Tokushima camphor logging in Hyuga Miyazaki and whaling in Iki Nagasaki. The First National Industrial Exhibition was held from 21 August to 30 November 1877 with a total of 16172 exhibitors showing 84353 items. "In anticipation of the event the government clearly stated its interest in encouraging the growth of export industries and requested that every prefecture in Japan participate in the exhibition suggesting that the domestic fairs were intended to provide a survey of the products and industries of the entire country and to offer a venue for assessing which of those products might be suitable for export" Lavenberg. At the same time Utagawa Hiroshige III 1842-1894 released approximately 120 prints showing local industries across Japan. He was known for his representations of Meiji period society and was one of the most popular artists of his age. Only 118 of the Dai nihon bussan zue prints survive representing 58 provinces. These were sold as individual sheets that could be bound into books with each book containing a different number and configuration of prints. The 30 prints in this example cover 14 provinces stretching from Hokkaido in the north to Hyuga in the south. The construction of the books mean that splits are often found along the central joints such as in the copy held by the British Museum 197307230.116. Octavo concertina-style. With 30 double-page colour woodblock prints; text in Japanese. Original patterned paper boards decorated with scenes of Japanese cranes red printed paper label on front board. Housed in grey archival box. Contemporary price sticker on one print. Boards a little creased and abraded prints bright with some light foxing in margins some split along central fold as usual: a very good example. "Dai Nippon Bussan Zue Products of Greater Japan 1877" The Lavenberg Collection of Japanese Prints 2018. hardcover
1890réf. B6305Japan. c.1890. A very good example of this beautifully designed book. . Binding: period soft paper wrapper. Notes: The Fifty-Three Stations of the TÅkaidÅ is a series of ukiyo-e woodcut prints created by Utagawa Hiroshige after his travel along the TÅkaidÅ. The TÅkaidÅ road linking the shÅgun's capital Edo to the imperial one KyÅto was the main travel and transport artery of old Japan. It is also the most important of the "Five Roads" GokaidÅ—the five major roads of Japan created or developed during the Edo period to further strengthen the control of the central shogunate administration over the whole country. The Fifty-Three Stations of the TÅkaidÅ was such a popular subject that it led Hiroshige to create some 30 different series of woodcut prints on it all very different one from the other by their size Åban or chuban their designs or even their number some series include just a few prints. Utagawa Hiroshige 1797 – 1858 was a Japanese ukiyo-e artist considered the last great master of that tradition. In terms of style Hiroshige is especially noted for using unusual vantage points seasonal allusions and striking colors. In particular he worked extensively within the realm of meisho-e pictures of famous places. During the Edo period tourism was also booming leading to increased popular interest in travel. Travel guides abounded and towns appeared along routes such as the TÅkaidÅ a road that connected Edo with Kyoto. Size: Oblong quarto Illustration: Illustrated title and 56 full page landscape woodcut prints. Category: Book Asia Far East unknown
1850réf. 552891850. Broadside. Color woodblock print oban tate-e format. Measuring 14 1/4x 9 1/2" and mounted to white cardboard backing with plastic mounting tabs at the corners. Protected in plastic sleeve. This work is No. 1 from the acclaimed series "One Hundred Famous Views of Edo". Aratame seal in the top margin of the print. Print is very clean vibrant and sharp. 8 small holes along the very right edge of the print resulting in minor loss of the image. unknown
1850réf. 552891850. Broadside. Color woodblock print oban tate-e format. Measuring 14 1/4x 9 1/2" and mounted to white cardboard backing with plastic mounting tabs at the corners. Protected in plastic sleeve. This work is No. 1 from the acclaimed series "One Hundred Famous Views of Edo". Aratame seal in the top margin of the print. Print is very clean vibrant and sharp. 8 small holes along the very right edge of the print resulting in minor loss of the image. unknown books
réf. 27050601Edo 1865 Kinrin Do. Blue stiff covers accordion folded very clean bright example without flaw folds down to 12.2 x 18.3 cm. opens to a large 120.8 x 37.7 cm. published Keio 1st year = 1865. RARE FIRST & ONLY EDITION BRILLIANT EXAMPLE . . . HIROSHIGE'S STAR PUPIL AND SON-IN-LAW'S SUPERBLY . . . IMAGINATIVE BIRD'S EYE VIEW MAP OF JAPAN . . . WITH NAMES OF CITIES & VILLAGES CITED . . . A MARVELOUS COLOR WOODBLOCK PRINTED MAP UTAGAWA Hiroshige II aka. Kisai Rissoh 1826-1869: He was Ni-daime 2nd generation Japanese designer of Ukiyo-e art. He inherited the name Hiroshige II following the death in 1858 of his master Hiroshige I whose daughter he married. . In 1865 he moved from Edo to Yokohama after dissolving his marriage and began using the name Kisai Rissho alternate pronunciation Ryusho. His work so resembles that of his master that scholars have often been confused. . Ryusai used many Go studio names but after taking over from his master he favored Ichiryusai Kisai Yusho Rissho and the bewildering Shigenobu his first Go. He most likely assisted his master in the last few years of his life. Roberts devotes a long entry to him see below. He is well collected by world museums. . THE MAP: The map is signed Kisai Ryuushoh/Risshou. . The map is bound in its original reverse embossed swastika designs on blue paper. It is according folded in half then in 9 folded parts as issued. The map is undated but has a Kiwame censor's seal indicating a date range of on the right edge of the first page. Places of interest and milage distances are cited at the top of the map similar information is at the bottom on the first & last pages. On the last page far left is a red cartouche with the name and address of the publisher. . CONTENTS OF THE MAP: . The map is executed in pastels for the ost part except for the bright red boxed indicating larger more important places and smaller yellow boxes for villages. Even smaller places are simply noted by written names. . The work covers all of the major Japanese islands Kyushu in the south Sado to the west Hokkaido to the north. . The area around each ocean is a atender blue fading to the background paper color. Dark blue indicates deep ocean dark green indicates trees pale green mountains brown and gray for baron lands. Small pagodas with blue roofs are shrines castles indicated by name in yellow boxes other shrines and holy sites again in blue. Rivers in blue small ships ply the waterways . The work has an overall charm with a pleasant view with a command of all areas from far above in the uniquely Japanese period "Bird's Eye View." . DATE: The map was printed in Keio 1st year=1865. . CONDITION: The map is in its original front & back paper covers with a later brushed title slip. . The map is beautifully printed with fine registry and excellent impression soft tender pastels. . The hinges are firm with a couple of tiny Washi paper mends to double-folded areas else back is clean overall very soild and firm. . There are no marks stains or worm holes. By and large an excellent example in the best of condition. . REFERENCE: . KOBE CITY MUSEUM. KOBE SHI RITSU HAKUBUTSU KAN.: AKIOKA KO CHIZU KOLEKUSHYON MEI HIN TEN: EXHIBITION OF THE AKIOKA COLLECTION OF FAMOUS OLD MAPS see p.66 plate #79 for this exact map & p.102 #79 for description & notes. ROBERTS Laurance P.: A DICTIONARY OF JAPANESE ARTISTS: PAINTING SCULPTURE CERAMICS PRINTS LACQUER. Listed on p.45. Lane Richard.: IMAGES FROM THE FLOATING WORLD The Japanese Print. D IN: KOBE CITY MUSEUM. KOBE SHI RITSU HAKUBUTSUKAN: EZU TO FUKEI E NO YONA CHIZU CHIZU NO YONA E: BETWEEN LANDSCAPE PAINTING AND PANORAMIC MAPS. . . unknown
1964réf. 0049822 Hitotsubashi Kanda Tokyo Japan: Shuei-Sha Publishing Co Ltd 1964. Limited Edition . No Binding. Near Fine. Elephant Folio - over 15 - 23" tall. Ando Hiroshige. In white vinyl clamshell box titles to top cover and spine in blue inks. 24 superbly printed colour plates loose as issued each mounted in a paper folder with plate number and title in green to lower corner plates are bright and unmarked 3735 cm either folio or oblong with a 4 pp red paper contents list and a 20 pp cream loose folder containing an introduction biography and plate listing with description in both Japanese and English. Titles include Soto to Uchi Tokaido 53-Tsugi No Uchi Kiso Kaido 69 Tsubaki ni Kotori etc. Housed in a cardboard boz with corners gone titles to spine and top cover. Stunning colour plates! These 24 plates make up the Hiroshige 24 Masterpieces which were part 4 of a broader set of Japanese woodblock illustrations. Utagawa Hiroshige was a Japanese ukiyo-e artist and one of the last great artists in that tradition. He was also referred to as Ando Hiroshige an irregular combination of family name and art name and by the art name of Ichiyusai Hiroshige. See Wiki for a full Bio. Shuei-Sha Publishing Co Ltd unknown
réf. 39332Prints. From the collection of a prominent Central New York family. Comprises twenty-five woodblock prints including a complete triptych. They feature Kabuki theater scenes; New Year's celebration; view no. 10 from the series Harimaze Pictures of the Tokaido; No. 29 Hashidate from the series An Excellent Selection of Thirty-six Noted Courtesans; samurai warlords; No. 40 from the series Magic Lantern Slides of That Romantic Purple Figure and more. Size varies but most are roughly 25 x 35 cm. Overall condition is good/very good. Please refer to scans for each print condition. Prints come in sleeves with acid free backing boards. Set may require extra postage. unknown
1911réf. 10476Tokyo: Daikokuya 1911. Second-hand hardcover. Hiroshige Utagawa artist Uozukushi Every Variety of Fish. Reprint Daikokuya: Tokyo Meji 44 1911. 240x175mm cloth bds lepperollo oblong colour wood block prints 240x350mm In Japanese. Near Fine æŒå·åºƒé‡ HIROSHIGE Utagawa born AndÅ TokutarÅ 安藤 徳太郎 1797-1858 ã•ã‹ãªã¤ãã— Uo Zukushi Shoal of Fishes Tokyo : 大黒屋 Daikokuya Meji 44 1911. First and only edition thus; illustrations first published TenpÅ 3-4 1832-3 and TenpÅ 11-13 1840-42 240x175mm tatami mat style boards illustrated colour title label accordion or lepperello folding horizontal chūban album cream handmade paper seven nishiki-e woodblock engraved illustrations with kirazuri silver mica decoration. Boards faintly soiled edges lightly frayed; hinges fragile first fold neatly split; remnants of bookseller ticket to front paste-down; faint age toning and soiling not affecting the illustrations. ¶ Hiroshige is widely considered the last of the grand master printers of the Ukiyo-e tradition. In 1832-4 TenpÅ 3-4 he produced a series of ten illustrations of fish with accompanying culinary herbs and vegetables together with poems published by Eijudo. A decade later a series of a further ten illustrations were produced by Yamasho. The illustrations were then reproduced commercially bearing publisher and censor stamps. Together the two untitled series are known as "Large Fish" or "Shoal of Fishes" or "Every Variety of Fish". The illustrations here are a selection from both series: Carp Koi swimming amongst reeds circa 1840-42 TenpÅ 11-13 poem by Makuzu; Abalone Awabi or Tokobushi Needlefish Sayori and Peach Blossoms circa 1832-3 TenpÅ 3-4 poems by Kumogaki Fujimi and Miwagaki Mimiki; Black Sea Bream Kurodai Small Sea Bream Kodai Asparagus shoots and Japanese Peppercorns Sansho circa 1832-33 TenpÅ 3-4 poems by Tomigaki Uchiyasu and Echigo Kawabukuro Kaôan hôshi Kaôan hôshi from Kawabukuro in Echigo Province; Lobster Ise ebi and Prawn Ama ebi circa 1832-33 TenpÅ 3-4 poems by Shimotsuke Edozaki Ryokujuen Motoari Ryokujuen Motoari from Edozaki in Shimotsuke Province and Nen'an Machikado; Flying fish Tobiuo White Croaker Ishimochi Guchi or Shiroguchi and a lily circa 1840-42 TenpÅ 11-13 poem by Toshigaki Maharu; Gurnard Kanagashira Right-Eye Flounder Konoa-garei and Bamboo Grass Sasa circa 1832-33 TenpÅ 3-4 poems by Shimotsuke Edozaki Ryokujuen Motoari Ryokujuen Motoari from Edozaki in Shimotsuke Province and Jakuyakutei Chikuson; and Japanese Sea Perch Suzuki and Red Bream Kaneme-tai and shiso leaves circa 1840-42 TenpÅ 11-13 poem by Atsugaki. To the front paste down is a calligraphic inscription 御ã†ã¤ãã—ã¿ã®æ³¢ Waves of Imperial Beauty by Maresuke Nogi 1859-1912 a Meiji era career military man in the Japanese Imperial Army. A general in the first Sino-Japanese War 1894-5 the invasion of Taiwan and the Russo-Japanese War 1904-5 he was feted as a national hero for his role in the capture of Port Arthur. He was also a man of letters and a renowned Kanshi poet a form of Han Chinese poetry popular amongst the Japanese elite during his life. Several of his poems were very popular during the early decades of the Twentieth century. In 1912 Nogi and his wife committed ritual suicide by seppuku shortly after the death of Emperor Meiji in accordance with the samurai practice of following one's master into death. At the time Nogi became a public symbol of loyalty and sacrifice and there are several Shinto shrines to his memory in Tokyo and Kyoto. Daikokuya was a multi-generational publisher of ukiyo-e prints illustrations and later illustrated books from 1764-1931 in Edo/Tokyo. Artists published during the nineteenth century include Utagawa Hiroshige. Daikokuya were quite successful during the late Meji era publishing many illustrated works relating to the Russo-Japanese War; perhaps explaining the inscription by Nogi. Rare. A lovely copy. § OCLC records no holdings. NIJL holds one copy. Daikokuya unknown
1830réf. 2110502150906851Hoeidoban 1830. Soft Cover. Fine. Number of books: 1 Hoeidoban paperback