2005, ISBN: 9789074822664

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London 1878, Macmillan. Green cloth, very good, indentations on cover, contents very clean, 657p., 23 b.w. illustrations & drawings, English translation by Lady Herbet.frontispiece. F… Meer...

London 1878, Macmillan. Green cloth, very good, indentations on cover, contents very clean, 657p., 23 b.w. illustrations & drawings, English translation by Lady Herbet.frontispiece. FIRST EDITION . *** **** *** . . AN EARLY PRIMARY & RESOURCE . . . TRAVEL TO YOKOHAMA, YOSHIDA, HAKONE, EDO, OSAKA, KOBE, . . .LAKE BIWA, NAGASAKI, SHANGHAI, PEKIN, HONG KONG & MACAO . . * This excellent work begins with the author leaving Tipperary for America in May 1871. He journeyed to New York, and then across America to San Francisco, and visits Yosemite. Boards a ship and is off to Yokohama. He makes observations on the commerce of Yokohama, its foreigners, the city and people. He also travels to Yedo, Osaka, Odawara, Miyanoshita, Fujiyama, Yoshida, Torisawa, Hachioji and Kyoto then back to Yokohama. While in Yedo, he has a dinner with Prince Iwakukra & other Japanese government ministers. He also visits Nagasaki while on his way to China. Shanghai is the next stop, to Peking, Tien-Tsin, Hong Kong, Canton & Macao. His observations run deeper than the usual superficial travelers. . He comments on the life style of the Orientals, customs, manner of executions, boutiques, rivers, products, social situation, and a host of other valuable subject. . These comments are a useful interpretation of the people and things he observed, the life style of the Orientals, customs, manner of executions, boutiques, rivers, products, social situation, and a host of other valuable subject. . *** PARTS & CHAPTERS: . Part I: America: From Queenstown to New York, Washington [D.C.], Chicago, salt Lake City, Corinne, San Francisco, Yosemite to Yokohama. . Part II: Japan: From Yokohama to Hakone, Edo, Osaka, Kiyoto, Lake Biwa, Nagasaki, Deshima, Papenberg, native Christians. . Part III China: Nagasaki to Shanghai, Pekin, Tien-Tsin, Hong Kong, Christian settlements of Se-non, Canton, Canton river Shamien, on to Macao. Homeward bound Hong Kong to Marseilles. . *** Appendix: Summary of events which took place in Japan from September,1971 to September 1872. Extract from a letter from Yokohama, April 1872, and extract from a letter from Yokohama, October, 1872. . An excellent primary resource. . CONDITION: . The front cover shows indentations where it was most likely on the top of a stack of books, the cord mark is across and also top to bottom. . The front endpapers shows an open gutter, nevertheless the book is solidly bound; the inside back cover end paper is not present. There is some of the usual wear to the spine head & tail, typical of a book otherwise the book is solidly bound, corners worn, contents very clean, no marks or issues. . The spine head & tail are as usual worn, a bit frayed and with some small splits. . NOTE: due to the above condition issues, this book is sold "as is" and is NOT returnable or refundable. By ordering you agree to these special terms of business. . Please carefully review the photos posted to our web site. . * ., 0, Osaka 1871. Large Kawaraban, sheet: 48.8 x 35.2 cm., print: 47 x 33 cm., black & white woodblock print, very good image & impression,center folded,clean solid copy, forty-six boxed illustrations, one for each province. AN OBSCURE EXAMPLE ! . *** **** *** . . A CHARMING COLLAGE OF 46 INDIVIDUAL ILLUSTRATIONS . . . DEPICTING HOW THE JAPANESE IN EACH PROVINCE CELEBRATES . . . OSHOGATSU [NEW YEARS] . . . FIRST & ONLY OBSCURE EDITION . * This work consists of 46 named provinces with a large illustration of "Edo" in the center showing Samurai welcoming the New Year. . Each province shows a typical view of how the people welcome and celebrate the arrival of the New Year, the most important holiday of the year in Japan. . Some of the illustrations show strange behavior such as: a bare-breasted woman making Udon [noodles]; sharpening arrows; two devils meeting and planning bad deeds; a man under a waterfall purifying himself; fox crying; woman wearing a new silk Kimono, three monkeys: "speak, see, hear no evil;" Sumo wrestlers; In Hizen [Nagasaki] a foreigner with a Japanese woman and dog; Kintaro; woman bathing her child; itinerant pilgrim; fighting the wind with an umbrella; Kintai Bashi; sword practice; chasing bulls; Samurai sword fighting; going fishing; embarking on a pilgrimage; boat riding; weaving silk; cooking; riding a horse and several others. . *** Color scans are posted to our website. . *** CONDITION: Woodblock printed in Sumi-black ink, very clean with very good impression, mild center folded as usual, contemporary & neatly re-backed, there are no holes or blemishes. Ready for framing and display. . *** ., 0, Osaka 1856. A large Kawaraban, sheet: 49 x 35.4, print: 45.4 x 32.3, black and white woodblock print, very clean paper, a few old mended holes, solid, excellent impression, with 12 boxed illustrations of prosperous Japanese. OBSCURE EXAMPLE . *** **** *** . . . A FASCINATING LARGE KAWARABAN [BROADSIDE] POSTER . . . ILLUSTRATING TWELVE BOXES OF JAPANESE CERAMIC FIGURES . . . MADE DURING THE ANSEI PERIOD [1854] . . . WOODBLOCK PRINTED . * The title is very hard to read, we can only partially read as: CHI...,SETOMONO ISSHIKI TSUKURI MONO NO BANDZUKE [RANKING LIST OF JAPANESE CERAMIC FIGURES MADE DURING THE ANSEI PERIOD]. . The meaning of the title is 'symbolic' which obscures the actual content by lack of a realistic descriptive title. . Nevertheless this Kawaraban illustrates examples of Japanese 'Setomono' [ceramics] from the period during 1854, the arrival of Commodore Perry to Japan. . Please review the photos posted to our website to get the flavor of the illustrations. . These illustrations are also related to Kabuki or Joruri theater performances. Little is clear about this example. . *** ANSEI PERIOD EVENTS: The history about Ansei 3rd year. It was a year of disaster in Tokyo area, with an earthquake and huge flood. It was also the year that American Admiral Perry visited Japan. In a way, the crashing down of Japan's hitherto isolation from the western world was a kind of "Mappo" or revenge of nature on Japan. . Nevertheless, this was also a period of great wealth for some Japanese as evidence is illustrated in this Kawaraban [broadside print.] . It illustrates ten squares with famous & well-known wealthy period. Each depicts some personal attributes with background texts of identification and a likeness drawing. There are men and women depicted. They are shown as elegant people, wearing elaborate silk Kimono in some cases. There are military men [Samurai warriors], mythological 'Gods,' archers, Tengu, young men reading a scroll, flute player who is being ambushed, a woman that brings forth "Koban" gold coins] from tree trunk, rat eating a scroll & being beat by the master, horse-back Samurai-archers and the like. . About "TENGU" Often called "Heavenly Dog" or "Heavenly Sentinel") are a type of legendary creature found in Japanese folk religion. They are considered a type of Yokai (supernatural beings) or Shinto Kami (gods). . Although they take their name from a dog-like Chinese demon (Tiangou), the Tengu were originally thought to take the forms of birds of prey, and they are traditionally depicted with both human and avian characteristics. The earliest Tengu were pictured with beaks, but this feature has often been humanized as an unnaturally long nose, which today is widely considered the tango’s defining characteristic in the popular imagination. They are also thought to have been influenced by the Garuda. . Buddhism long held that the Tengu were disruptive demons and harbingers of war. . *** There is a publisher's colophon in the right margin, half is trimmed off, some Kanji hard to read; in the left margin, a date colophon, at the top margin is another seal. . *** UNUSUAL SUBJECT: This print represents a very unique and seldom found subject matter. The Japanese are loath to talk about wealth because of the superstitious saying "Bachi Attaru" ["hit with bad luck"]. Since this Kawaraban is not specifically boasting personal wealth, it is merely about other people's wealth or good fortune. . A final point, being printed and from Osaka, known for its highly 'mercantile' attitudes and philosophy of "making money" it’s entirely fits in with Osaka pathos and preoccupations since Edo period [1604-1912]. . *** CONDITION: The work is printed on a single Deluxe & large Kawaraban, with mild center fold, neatly period re-backed, there is a bit of the usual surface dusty, otherwise clean. There are a few old and tiny mended worm holes, else a very solid and obscure example. Each box is about 10.35 x 8 cm., with excellent impression, black ink on white Washi paper. Suitable for framing and display. . *** Color scans are posted to our website. . *** REFERENCES: . Ansei Period: see wikipedia.org during the Ansei period. * TENGU: see wikipedia.org * KOBAN: ditto above regarding an old Japanese gold coin. . * ., 0, Hotei Publishing, Amsterdam, 2005 Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. English text; Hardcover (with dust jacket); 25.5 x 30 cm; 2 kg; 256 pages with colour illustrations ; Minor signs of wear on the dust jacket, which as a few tiny wear marks on the front, spine and back cover. Interior as new; Catalogue from the exhibition "Desire of Spring. Erotic Fantasies in Edo Japan" held from from 22 January to 17 April 2005 at the Kunsthal Rotterdam.; Much has been written on Japanese woodblock prints, book illustrations and paintings of the Edo period known as Ukiyo-e, but often neglected in any discussion of this rich artistic tradition is the genre of erotic imagery. Many celebrated Ukiyo-e artists such as Suzuki Harunobu (17257-70), Isoda Koryusai (1735-90), Torii Kiyonaga (1752-1815), Kitagawa Utamaro (1753-1806), Katsushika Hokusai (1760-1849), Keisai Eisen (1790-1848) and Utagawa Kunisada (1786-1865) created significant numbers of sexually explicit compositions that are today collectively referred to as shunga, or 'spring pictures'. As objects deemed injurious to public morals, shunga were banned by the Tokugawa government. Faced with the challenges of working in an illegal genre and the demand for shunga by a voracious public, shunga artists exhibited an innovativeness and creativity in their work that would be remarkable in any age. A product of the hedonistic environment of metropolitan centres like Edo (Tokyo), shunga were imbued with layers of meaning and there has been much discourse on their function and their place within Edo-period culture and publishing. Were they used to stimulate sexual fantasy or as sources of laughter for the cognoscenti? How did the nature of shunga develop over time and how did commercial considerations influence content? These are some of the issues addressed in this publication. Japanese Erotic Fantasies: Sexual Imagery of the Edo Period. Japanese Erotic Fantasies presents over 200 images, principally from the Edo period but also from the following Meiji era. Many of these works - drawn from international private and museum collections are reproduced here for the first time. The catalogue is introduced by an essay from Chris Uhlenbeck which examines the history, meaning, function and market concerns of shunga. Ellis Tinios examines the facets of male- male sex in shunga imagery and the morphology of erotic books. Cecilia Segawa Seigle uses poetic and literary traditions to elaborate upon the relationship between shunga and women of the Yoshiwara pleasure quarter, and in a second shorter essay Seigle describes what a visit to the quarter would entail. Margarita Winkel considers the similarities and differences between sexually explicit illustrated books and gesaku literature. This is followed by a fully illustrated catalogue divided into six sections, each of which are prefaced by a brief introduction. Two short pieces on the sex shop Yotsumeya by Margarita Winkel and the genius of the Meiji artist Kawanabe Kyösai by Oikawa Shigeru also compose this catalogue section. The additional inclusion of a guide to book and print formats, glossary, exhaustive bibliography and Japanese character artist/title index make Japanese Erotic Fantasies the most in-depth study to date in English on the subject of Ukiyo-e erotica.., Hotei Publishing, Amsterdam, 2005, 3<

2005, ISBN: 9074822665

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[EAN: 9789074822664], Gebraucht, sehr guter Zustand, [PU: Hotei Publishing, Amsterdam], JAPAN,UKIYO-E,EROTICA,JAPANESE ART,SHUNGA,THE FLOATING WORLD,WOODBLOCK PRINTS, Jacket, English text… Meer...

[EAN: 9789074822664], Gebraucht, sehr guter Zustand, [PU: Hotei Publishing, Amsterdam], JAPAN,UKIYO-E,EROTICA,JAPANESE ART,SHUNGA,THE FLOATING WORLD,WOODBLOCK PRINTS, Jacket, English text; Hardcover (with dust jacket); 25.5 x 30 cm; 2 kg; 256 pages with colour illustrations ; Minor signs of wear on the dust jacket, which as a few tiny wear marks on the front, spine and back cover. Interior as new; Catalogue from the exhibition "Desire of Spring. Erotic Fantasies in Edo Japan" held from from 22 January to 17 April 2005 at the Kunsthal Rotterdam.; Much has been written on Japanese woodblock prints, book illustrations and paintings of the Edo period known as Ukiyo-e, but often neglected in any discussion of this rich artistic tradition is the genre of erotic imagery. Many celebrated Ukiyo-e artists such as Suzuki Harunobu (17257-70), Isoda Koryusai (1735-90), Torii Kiyonaga (1752-1815), Kitagawa Utamaro (1753-1806), Katsushika Hokusai (1760-1849), Keisai Eisen (1790-1848) and Utagawa Kunisada (1786-1865) created significant numbers of sexually explicit compositions that are today collectively referred to as shunga, or 'spring pictures'. As objects deemed injurious to public morals, shunga were banned by the Tokugawa government. Faced with the challenges of working in an illegal genre and the demand for shunga by a voracious public, shunga artists exhibited an innovativeness and creativity in their work that would be remarkable in any age. A product of the hedonistic environment of metropolitan centres like Edo (Tokyo), shunga were imbued with layers of meaning and there has been much discourse on their function and their place within Edo-period culture and publishing. Were they used to stimulate sexual fantasy or as sources of laughter for the cognoscenti? How did the nature of shunga develop over time and how did commercial considerations influence content? These are some of the issues addressed in this publication. Japanese Erotic Fantasies: Sexual Imagery of the Edo Period. Japanese Erotic Fantasies presents over 200 images, principally from the Edo period but also from the following Meiji era. Many of these works - drawn from international private and museum collections are reproduced here for the first time. The catalogue is introduced by an essay from Chris Uhlenbeck which examines the history, meaning, function and market concerns of shunga. Ellis Tinios examines the facets of male- male sex in shunga imagery and the morphology of erotic books. Cecilia Segawa Seigle uses poetic and literary traditions to elaborate upon the relationship between shunga and women of the Yoshiwara pleasure quarter, and in a second shorter essay Seigle describes what a visit to the quarter would entail. Margarita Winkel considers the similarities and differences between sexually explicit illustrated books and gesaku literature. This is followed by a fully illustrated catalogue divided into six sections, each of which are prefaced by a brief introduction. Two short pieces on the sex shop Yotsumeya by Margarita Winkel and the genius of the Meiji artist Kawanabe Kyösai by Oikawa Shigeru also compose this catalogue section. The additional inclusion of a guide to book and print formats, glossary, exhaustive bibliography and Japanese character artist/title index make Japanese Erotic Fantasies the most in-depth study to date in English on the subject of Ukiyo-e erotica., Books<

2005, ISBN: 9789074822664

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Hotei Publishing, Amsterdam, 2005 Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. English text; Hardcover (with dust jacket); 25.5 x 30 cm; 2 kg; 256 pages with colour illustrations ; Minor sign… Meer...

Hotei Publishing, Amsterdam, 2005 Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. English text; Hardcover (with dust jacket); 25.5 x 30 cm; 2 kg; 256 pages with colour illustrations ; Minor signs of wear on the dust jacket, which as a few tiny wear marks on the front, spine and back cover. Interior as new; Catalogue from the exhibition "Desire of Spring. Erotic Fantasies in Edo Japan" held from from 22 January to 17 April 2005 at the Kunsthal Rotterdam.; Much has been written on Japanese woodblock prints, book illustrations and paintings of the Edo period known as Ukiyo-e, but often neglected in any discussion of this rich artistic tradition is the genre of erotic imagery. Many celebrated Ukiyo-e artists such as Suzuki Harunobu (17257-70), Isoda Koryusai (1735-90), Torii Kiyonaga (1752-1815), Kitagawa Utamaro (1753-1806), Katsushika Hokusai (1760-1849), Keisai Eisen (1790-1848) and Utagawa Kunisada (1786-1865) created significant numbers of sexually explicit compositions that are today collectively referred to as shunga, or 'spring pictures'. As objects deemed injurious to public morals, shunga were banned by the Tokugawa government. Faced with the challenges of working in an illegal genre and the demand for shunga by a voracious public, shunga artists exhibited an innovativeness and creativity in their work that would be remarkable in any age. A product of the hedonistic environment of metropolitan centres like Edo (Tokyo), shunga were imbued with layers of meaning and there has been much discourse on their function and their place within Edo-period culture and publishing. Were they used to stimulate sexual fantasy or as sources of laughter for the cognoscenti? How did the nature of shunga develop over time and how did commercial considerations influence content? These are some of the issues addressed in this publication. Japanese Erotic Fantasies: Sexual Imagery of the Edo Period. Japanese Erotic Fantasies presents over 200 images, principally from the Edo period but also from the following Meiji era. Many of these works - drawn from international private and museum collections are reproduced here for the first time. The catalogue is introduced by an essay from Chris Uhlenbeck which examines the history, meaning, function and market concerns of shunga. Ellis Tinios examines the facets of male- male sex in shunga imagery and the morphology of erotic books. Cecilia Segawa Seigle uses poetic and literary traditions to elaborate upon the relationship between shunga and women of the Yoshiwara pleasure quarter, and in a second shorter essay Seigle describes what a visit to the quarter would entail. Margarita Winkel considers the similarities and differences between sexually explicit illustrated books and gesaku literature. This is followed by a fully illustrated catalogue divided into six sections, each of which are prefaced by a brief introduction. Two short pieces on the sex shop Yotsumeya by Margarita Winkel and the genius of the Meiji artist Kawanabe Kyösai by Oikawa Shigeru also compose this catalogue section. The additional inclusion of a guide to book and print formats, glossary, exhaustive bibliography and Japanese character artist/title index make Japanese Erotic Fantasies the most in-depth study to date in English on the subject of Ukiyo-e erotica.., Hotei Publishing, Amsterdam, 2005, 3<