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MASAYOSHI, Keisai (1764 - 1824) |
Three editions of the illustrated book : Tatsu no miyatsuko 'Servants of the Dragon King' also published as: Gyokai fu 'The Fish and Shell Album' and Gyokai ryakugashiki 'How to Draw Simple Fish and Shells' as well as samples of the original printing / key-blocks |
A.) title: Tatsu no miyatsuko 1st edition, w/h poems; 1802 B.) title: Gyokai fu; slightly later ed., still w/h poems, but poets' names removed; dated: 1802 |
Edition details: A.) Tatsu no miyatsuko ('Servants of the Dragon King') Signed: Keisai hitsu Sealed: Shoshin Publisher: Suhara-ya Ichibei Dated: 1802/07 ('early autumn, Kyowa 2') Size: hanshibon (c. 25 x 28 cms) VIEW illustrations of all three editions, side by side B.) Gyokai fu ('The Fish and Shell Album') Signed: Keisai hitsu Sealed: Shoshin Publisher: Suhara-ya Ichibei Dated: 1802/07 ('early autumn, Kyowa 2') Size: hanshibon (c. 25 x 28 cms) VIEW illustrations of all three editions, side by side C.) Gyokai ryakuga-shiki ('How to Draw Simple Fish and Shells') Signed: Keisai hitsu Sealed: Shoshin Publisher: Suhara-ya Ichibei ? Dated: 1813/06 (here from a later printing) Size: hanshibon VIEW illustrations of all three editions, side by side D.) The printing blocks, see: The printing blocks, some explanations VIEW illustrations of some of the printing blocks, side by side with the corresponding book pages |
C.) title: Gyokai ryakuga-shiki dated: 1813, but printed much later; poems removed D.) A printing (key-) block |
Reference (a selection): Binyon & Sexton, 'Japanese Colour-Prints', London, 1923; p. 225, no.8. Jack Hillier, 'The Art of the Japanese Book', 2 vols., London, 1987; pp. 478-82. C.H. Mitchell, 'The Illustrated Books of the Nanga, Maruyama, Shijo and Other Related Schools of Japan', Los Angeles, 1972; p. 517. H. Kerlen, 'Catalogue of Pre-Meiji Japanese Books and Maps in Public Collections in the Netherlands, Amsterdam, 1996; no. 471. ATSUMI Kuniyasu, 'Edo no Kufuu-mono Kuwagata Keisai; Hokusai ni Kesareta Otoko', Geijutu Shinbunsha (publ.), Japan, 1996; pp. 41-45. (with illustrations of, a.o., two of the printing blocks shown in our gallery archive) Website link: NATIONAL DIET LIBRARY, Tokyo (a comparison between three variant editions, similar to the ones shown in our Side-by-side listing: with poems and poets's names, with poets' names removed and without poems. Thanks to Roger Keyes for the link to the NDL's web site.) Collections: Javal, Odin, Pulverer, National Diet Library, Vershbow (ex-Maroni, Joseph Gropper), New York Public Library (Spencer, ex-Hayashi), Art Institute of Chicago, Ravicz, a.o. |
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