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Keisai Eisen - [Weapon, Education] Samurai and martial arts, published ca. 1850

Title: [Weapon, Education] Samurai and martial arts, published ca. 1850
Description: Booklet with text and images referring to samurai and their preparation to perform with various weapons.Some of the prints are handcolored. In the first part of the booklet is what looks like an open air gym with men and women fighting or resting.Woodcuts on paper, in original binding; double cover: the most external is rather damaged and it bears handwritten inscriptions; the internal cover is in rather thick paper, with embossed decoration.Despite the outer covers are in quite rough condition, the inside preserves all its fascinating allure.Japan - wapens - japans dun papier - schermen - pijl en boog - relief print met bloemen op eindpapier - gekleurd Keisai Eisen was een Japanse ukiyo-e kunstenaar die gespecialiseerd was in bijin-ga. Zijn beste werken, waaronder zijn ?kubi-e, worden beschouwd als meesterwerken uit het decadente Bunsei-tijdperk. Hij stond ook bekend als Ikeda Eisen en schreef onder de naam Ippitsuan.

Keywords: Asia|Book illustrations|Calligraphy|Crafts|Illustrated stories|Weapons|Woodcut

Price: EUR 261.60 = appr. US$ 284.32 Seller: Antiquariaat Arine van der Steur
- Book number: 67694