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[SKETCHTOUR GENRE] Kanao Bun'end 尾 , publisher. HANSHIN MEISHO-ZUE . A folding album of 30 ban-size color woodcut prints, printed by Nishimura Kumakichi and published by Kanao Bun'end in 1916-17. There are two prefatory pages: a map of the trip around western Japan depicted herein, and a table of contents, plus the prints. The artists who designed the prints were Akamatsu Rinsaku 赤 (1878-1953), Noda Kyuh " " (1879-1971), Hata Tsuneharu (1883-? ), Mizushima Nihou (or Nihofu) (1884-1958) and Nagai Hyosai " (1882-1945). Our copy has little to none of the foxing to which this work is often subject, with just a bit of mild toning to one or two of the prints. The finest of all of Bun'end's remarkable portfolio productions, the HANSHIN MEISHO ZUE is very scarce, even individual prints from the series are by no means common. For more on this remarkable work, see Charles Mitchell's article in ESSAYS ON JAPANESE ART PRESENTED TO JACK HILLIER. This set is of the orihon folding album variant, issued by Bun'end with title page, etc., but without the fascicle covers of the subscription series. Thus, complete, as issued. The state of the printing is very good, as are the colors, with only the mildest signs of a bit of foxing, mostly marginal, to a few of the prints. In brocade covers, all in a clasped chitsu case. Seller Inventory # 90038
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Title: HANSHIN MEISHO-ZUE
Publication Date: 1916
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