Genpei Prosperity and Decline (Genpei Seisuiki Zue)
by RITO, Akisato
- Used
- Near Fine
- Condition
- Near Fine
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1813 Japanese Genpei War Samurai Battle Ronin Kamakura Shogunate Illustrated
An interesting Edo woodblock-print of 'Genpei,' a fictional tale of the Genpei War (1180-85), the final struggle in Japan between the
Taira and Minamoto clans which resulted in the Minamoto's establishment of the Kamakura shogunate, a military dictatorship
that dominated Japan from 1192 to 1333. 'Genpei' is illustrated by Chuwa Nishimura and Sadaaki Oku, two of the leading illustrators of the period.
This rare edition is written in a column handwritten format with furigana usage for easier reading. This edition contains excellent illustrations of scenes from the Genpei War also called Jishō-Juei War including samurai, ronin, courtesans, geisha, battles, cities under siege, ship battles, and much more!
Item number: #15745
Price: $499
RITO, Akisato
Genpei Prosperity and Decline (Genpei Seisuiki Zue) 源平盛衰記図会(げんぺいせいすいきずえ)
[Kyōto: Bunka 10 1813].
Details:
· Collation: Complete with all pages;
· References:
o Jonathan A. Hill: Japanese Books, Manuscripts, & Scrolls
o Kazuko Hioki; Characteristics of Japanese Block Printed Books in the Edo Period: 1603 – 1867.
o Robert Goree; Meisho Zue and the Mapping of Prosperity in Late Tokugawa Japan
o Keio University, Japanese Culture Through Rare Books
o Kansai University in 2015 (Naniwa Osaka Research) [Research representative: Yoichi Hase].
o Iwanami, Kokusho So Mokuroku 174027
· Language: Japanese
· Binding: Softcover; tight and secure
· Size: ~10.25in X 7.25in (26cm x 18cm)
· Very rare and desirable
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- Bookseller
- Schilb Antiquarian Rare Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 15745
- Title
- Genpei Prosperity and Decline (Genpei Seisuiki Zue)
- Author
- RITO, Akisato
- Format/Binding
- Softcover; tight and secure
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Place of Publication
- Kyōto
- Date Published
- 1813
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- 1813 Japanese Genpei War Samurai Battle Ronin Kamakura Shogunate Illustratedrare, antique, old, first edition, 1st state, provenance, signed, inscribed, dust jacket, vellum, manuscript, engravings, illustrations, leather, plates, maps, antiquarian
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- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
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