Author: Brinkley, Captain F. (1841-1912); Tamamura Kozaburo , Photographer
Title: Japan, Described and Illustrated by the Japanese, Written by Eminent Japanese Authorities and Scholars. Edited by Captain F. Brinkley of Tokyo, Japan. First Yedo Edition with the Albumen Photographs
Description: Boston: J.B. Millet Company. 1897. Folio. 32 x 29.7 cm. 10 volumes. Original brocaded silk covers, most very fresh; one slightly aged. Paged continuously. Bound in Japanese style; folded leaves, printed on one side of leaf only. The greater part of the plates preceded by guard sheet with descriptive text... Yedo edition, limited to one thousand numbered copies...The collotype prints of Japanese flowers are made in Tokyo by K. Ogawa. The Xylograph prints, illustrating the lecture on Japanese art by K. Okakura .. are printed in Tokyo by the Kokkwa Publishing Company. The photographs are all made and colored by hand in Japan .. The silk bindings .. for the ten sections were woven to order in Kyoto by S. Iida............... CONTENTS: [1] The empire, its size, buildings, cities and scenery. Painting of the Nara epoch, 8th century.. [2] Early Japanese and their history. Painting of the Kose school, 10th century.. [3] Establishment of the Tokugawa Dynasty and Japan's relations with the Orient in the early ages of the Christian era. Painting of 11th century.. [4] Medieval Japan. Mongol invasion. Painting of 12th century.. [5] Yoshitsuna, Genghis and the Mongol invasion (concluded). Painting 13th century. (Con't) ... [6] Religion and rites. Painting 14th century.. [7] Festivals. Observances and pastimes. Painting 16th century.. [8] Observances and pastimes (concluded). Japan's commercial and political intercourse with foreign countries. Painting 17th century.. [9] Japan's commerical and political intercourse with foreign countries (concluded). Attitude of Japan toward foreign residents. Japanese finance. Painting by Itcho, 1652-1724.. [10] Attitude of Japan toward foreign residents. Japanese finance (concluded). Painting by Keibun, 1778-1843........... Francis Brinkley (1841 -1912) was an Anglo-Irish newspaper owner, editor and scholar who resided in Meiji period Japan for over 40 years, where he was the author of numerous books on Japanese culture, art and architecture and an English-Japanese Dictionary. He was also known as Frank Brinkley or as Captain Francis Brinkley and was the great uncle of Cyril Connolly.... OCLC Number / Unique Identifier: 9268280. .
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Title: Japan, Described and Illustrated by the Japanese, Written by Eminent Japanese Authorities and Scholars. Edited by Captain F. Brinkley of Tokyo, Japan. First Yedo Edition with the Albumen Photographs
Description: Boston: J.B. Millet Company. 1897. Folio. 32 x 29.7 cm. 10 volumes. Original brocaded silk covers, most very fresh; one slightly aged. Paged continuously. Bound in Japanese style; folded leaves, printed on one side of leaf only. The greater part of the plates preceded by guard sheet with descriptive text... Yedo edition, limited to one thousand numbered copies...The collotype prints of Japanese flowers are made in Tokyo by K. Ogawa. The Xylograph prints, illustrating the lecture on Japanese art by K. Okakura .. are printed in Tokyo by the Kokkwa Publishing Company. The photographs are all made and colored by hand in Japan .. The silk bindings .. for the ten sections were woven to order in Kyoto by S. Iida............... CONTENTS: [1] The empire, its size, buildings, cities and scenery. Painting of the Nara epoch, 8th century.. [2] Early Japanese and their history. Painting of the Kose school, 10th century.. [3] Establishment of the Tokugawa Dynasty and Japan's relations with the Orient in the early ages of the Christian era. Painting of 11th century.. [4] Medieval Japan. Mongol invasion. Painting of 12th century.. [5] Yoshitsuna, Genghis and the Mongol invasion (concluded). Painting 13th century. (Con't) ... [6] Religion and rites. Painting 14th century.. [7] Festivals. Observances and pastimes. Painting 16th century.. [8] Observances and pastimes (concluded). Japan's commercial and political intercourse with foreign countries. Painting 17th century.. [9] Japan's commerical and political intercourse with foreign countries (concluded). Attitude of Japan toward foreign residents. Japanese finance. Painting by Itcho, 1652-1724.. [10] Attitude of Japan toward foreign residents. Japanese finance (concluded). Painting by Keibun, 1778-1843........... Francis Brinkley (1841 -1912) was an Anglo-Irish newspaper owner, editor and scholar who resided in Meiji period Japan for over 40 years, where he was the author of numerous books on Japanese culture, art and architecture and an English-Japanese Dictionary. He was also known as Frank Brinkley or as Captain Francis Brinkley and was the great uncle of Cyril Connolly.... OCLC Number / Unique Identifier: 9268280. .
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- Book number: 16-5677
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