Ukiyo-e Educational Catalog · Record 129294

An Album of Japanese Figure Drawings

Artist / 作者
Yamaguchi Soken山口素絢
Date / 年代
1800
Medium / 技法
浮世絵 / Ukiyo-e / Edo / kruml
Digital record / 画像記録
1784 × 1340 px
Source collection / 所蔵元
Japanese Prints London
Published by / 公開者
白石カナ
Rights / 権利
No commercial-app permission documented
Attribution / 表記
Japanese Prints London

Catalog note / 解説

Yamato jimbutsu gafu, “An Album of Japanese Figure Drawings.” Three volumes, first series, bound as one, complete. One of the great Maruyama/Shijo ehon showing 105pp of sumizuri-e scenes from daily life in Kyoto. The compositions owe as much to what is left out as what is present with everyday activities imbued with insight and humour. Without first preface ( as is often the case ); second preface dated Kansei 12 ( 1800 ). Colophon signed Yamaguchi Soken and dated Kansei 11 ( 1799 ). Each section starts with a single page showing plum blossom, pine and bamboo. The book was reissued in 1802 and then reprinted together with the second series in 1804. This is an early edition on thin paper. Op…

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