CHIGUSA NO HANA: A THOUSAND VARIETIES OF FLOWERS.
KONO, Bairei.
From RARE ORIENTAL BOOK CO., ABAA, ILAB, Aptos, CA, U.S.A.
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[Kyoto 1889-1891, Unsodo]. Stitched wrs., 4 vol. set, 200p., 200 color woodcut prints printed by hand on hand-made paper, blue covers, cover edges a bit rubbed, else a clean,complete set, 16.2 x 24.3 cm. FIRST & ONLY RARE EDITION . *** **** *** . . . A STUNNING COLOR WOODBLOCK PRINTED BOTANICAL . . . * A superb botanical and pharmacopoeia japonica, includes flowers and vegetables as well as plants of commerce. . * Volumes I & II have a lists of the illustrated plants in Japanese, as well as in alphabetic or Romaji letters and also in western type numberals i.e. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, rather than in Japanese, ditto for vols. III & IV. . Vols. III & IV in Katakana only. . Each volume has superb color illustrations. . *** All volumes give the flower name in Japanese [Kanji] characters. The flowers are done in natural, vivid color, with close-up detail of each flower. . *** THE ARTIST: KONO Bairei [1844-95], was a celebrated painter of birds and flowers who studied under the Maruyama painter Nakajima Raisho and later under the Shijo artist Shiokawa Bunrin. . KONO was commissioned by the Imperial family to paint murals in the famous Buddhist temple Higashi Hongan-ji in Kyoto, where he was also a leader in the art society. . *** This kind of dictionary of Japanese flowers was a standard reference illustrating flowers in full blossom or plants & fruit. The examples are depicted with in a very natural setting of nature, showing all parts, including stems, leaves, buds, flowers and fruit. . This kind of botanical or "herbal" dictionary was used by physicians as well as lay people to identify plants for medicinal use. An important pharmacopoeia Japonica and stunning botanical reference. Printed in natural pastels, finely executed woodblock color printing and composed by the master of birds and flowers. . *** Color photos are posted to our website. . *** SPECIFIC COPY DETAILS: . Generic: all volumes are bound in the publisher's original stiff dark green-covered covers & stitched spines, with title slips. . Copy 1 has a bit of wear to the front cover of volume 1, with a rubbed spot at the top. Volume 2 is in lighter green, with signs of rubbing to the frot & back cover and title slip, slightly mismatched with the other 3 volumes. . Copy 2 has a tiny bit of wear to the cover edges, corners & spine. . Both copies have very clean & bright contents, with solid stitched spines. . *** REFERENCES: . H. Bartlett: JAPANESE BOTANY DURING THE PERIOD OF WOOD-BLOCK PRINTING, p.219 + fig. 76a for an example illustration. * K. Toda: THE RYERSON COLLECTION OF JAPANESE & CHINESE ILLUSTRATED BOOKS, p.427 for full bibliographic citation. * H. Kerlen: CATALOGUE OF PRE-MEIJI JAPANESE BOOKS, p.52, item 124. * C.H. Mitchell: THE ILLUSTRATED BOOKS OF THE NANGA, MARUYAMA, SHIJO AND OTHER RELATED SCHOOLS OF JAPAN: A Bibliography. p.234. * L. Brown: BLOCK PRINTING AND BOOK ILLUSTRATION IN JAPAN, p.200. . *. Seller Inventory # 86021302
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