{"product_id":"鮮齋永濯畫譜-初編-sensai-eitaku-gafu-japanese-woodblock-printed-illustrated-painting-manual-meiji-17-1884","title":"鮮齋永濯畫譜 初編 (Sensai Eitaku Gafu) - Japanese Woodblock Printed Illustrated Painting Manual - Meiji 17 (1884)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eA beautifully illustrated Meiji-period Japanese woodblock printed painting manual by the celebrated artist Kobayashi Eitaku (1843-1890), one of the leading figure painters and book illustrators of nineteenth-century Japan. Produced as the first part of his \u003cem data-end=\"2726\" data-start=\"2706\"\u003eSensai Eitaku Gafu\u003c\/em\u003e, the work was intended as both an artistic model book and a source of inspiration for students of painting, presenting finely executed woodblock illustrations of legendary heroes, saints, hermits, supernatural beings and scenes from Japanese mythology and early history. Combining expressive figure drawing with elegant composition, Eitaku's illustrated manuals remain among the most attractive examples of Meiji-era Japanese book production and are increasingly collected for both their artistic quality and their importance in the development of Japanese illustration.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchorContainer\" data-end=\"304\" data-start=\"149\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-end=\"159\" data-start=\"149\"\u003eTitle:\u003c\/strong\u003e 鮮齋永濯畫譜 初編\u003cbr data-end=\"172\" data-start=\"169\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-end=\"189\" data-start=\"172\"\u003eRomanisation:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cem data-end=\"210\" data-start=\"190\"\u003eSensai Eitaku Gafu\u003c\/em\u003e (or \u003cem data-end=\"235\" data-start=\"215\"\u003eSenzai Eitaku Gafu\u003c\/em\u003e).\u003cbr data-end=\"239\" data-start=\"236\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-end=\"251\" data-start=\"239\"\u003eMeaning:\u003c\/strong\u003e \"Illustrated Manual by Sensai Eitaku\" (First Series).\u003cspan class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchor\" aria-hidden=\"true\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"383\" data-start=\"306\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-end=\"328\" data-start=\"306\"\u003eArtist \/ compiler:\u003c\/strong\u003e 鮮齋永濯 (\u003cem data-end=\"350\" data-start=\"335\"\u003eSensai Eitaku\u003c\/em\u003e \/ \u003cem data-end=\"371\" data-start=\"353\"\u003eKobayashi Eitaku\u003c\/em\u003e, 1843-1890).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"435\" data-start=\"385\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-end=\"399\" data-start=\"385\"\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e 東京書林 錦榮堂 (\u003cem data-end=\"434\" data-start=\"410\"\u003eTokyo Shorin, Kin'eidō\u003c\/em\u003e).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"489\" data-start=\"437\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-end=\"449\" data-start=\"437\"\u003eEdition:\u003c\/strong\u003e 初編 (\u003cem data-end=\"462\" data-start=\"454\"\u003eShohen\u003c\/em\u003e - First Series \/ Part One).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"623\" data-start=\"491\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-end=\"500\" data-start=\"491\"\u003eDate:\u003c\/strong\u003e The colophon gives \u003cstrong data-end=\"539\" data-start=\"520\"\u003eMeiji 17 (1884)\u003c\/strong\u003e with a publication licence date of the fourth month. \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eFirst edition, first printing. Tokyo: Kin'eidō, Meiji 17 (1884).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchorContainer\" data-end=\"1137\" data-start=\"791\"\u003eUnlike many \u003cem data-end=\"809\" data-start=\"803\"\u003egafu\u003c\/em\u003e that concentrate on flowers, birds or landscapes, this volume illustrates figures from mythology, early Japanese history, Buddhist tradition and folklore. The subjects include legendary emperors, mountain ascetics, saints, supernatural beings, hermits and warriors, each rendered in Kobayashi Eitaku's highly distinctive style.\u003cspan class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchor\" aria-hidden=\"true\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"1273\" data-start=\"1139\"\u003eThe illustrations are woodblock printed, with several colour plates near the beginning and numerous black-and-white plates thereafter.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"1413\" data-start=\"1275\"\u003eThe combination of expressive line work and imaginative subject matter made Eitaku one of the leading designers of the early Meiji period.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"1728\" data-start=\"1441\"\u003eKobayashi Eitaku (1843-1890) was one of the best-known painters and woodblock designers of early Meiji Japan. Originally trained in the Kano school, he later worked for illustrated books and newspapers while producing paintings in both traditional Japanese and Western-influenced styles.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"1886\" data-start=\"1730\"\u003eHis figure drawings are particularly admired, and his illustrated manuals were intended both as works of art and practical references for aspiring painters.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eA good to very good copy in the original Japanese fukuro-toji (stab-sewn) binding with decorative purple paper-covered wrappers and original printed title label to the upper cover. The binding remains sound and complete, with the original stitching intact.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eGeneral age-related wear to the covers, including some rubbing, light marking, minor creasing and a little wear to the extremities. The original outer paper wrapper has become detached but is retained, with associated edge tears and losses. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eInternally the book is in very good condition overall. The woodblock-printed illustrations remain clean and well impressed, including the attractive colour plates at the beginning of the volume. There is scattered foxing and occasional light spotting throughout, somewhat heavier on a few leaves towards the front and rear, together with the expected gentle age toning. Overall an attractive and well-preserved example of this Meiji-period illustrated painting manual.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cblockquote data-end=\"734\" data-start=\"53\"\u003e\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eText in Japanese.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCovers + 44pp.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWeight approximately 94g unpacked.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDimensions: Approximately 224mm high x 151mm wide x 11mm deep.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Lanna Antique","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55864258756993,"sku":"LAN10290","price":273.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/0351\/9943\/files\/SensaiEitakuGafu_-JapaneseWoodblockPrintedIllustratedPaintingManual-Meiji17_1884_IMG_6124_20d208fe-c01d-4cbc-abf0-2dd8b9c55a63.jpg?v=1783006577","url":"https:\/\/www.lannaantique.com\/en-us\/products\/%e9%ae%ae%e9%bd%8b%e6%b0%b8%e6%bf%af%e7%95%ab%e8%ad%9c-%e5%88%9d%e7%b7%a8-sensai-eitaku-gafu-japanese-woodblock-printed-illustrated-painting-manual-meiji-17-1884","provider":"Lanna Antique","version":"1.0","type":"link"}