Description: TOGANE MOEMON KINKA NO YUBAE (lit “ Togane Moemon: The Gold Flower Sunset “) Vol.1～Vol.5 complete set. These books are first editions. A total of five volumes is about 230 pages, 78 of which has a fine woodcut. Original cover (has aged deterioration and some damage). Unusual round type title slip of original has survived to 3 out of 5. Moemon is a good son feeding aged mother. He has to give up the marriage for the sake of poverty. One day he could not get the fish for dinner of his mother, and a beautiful woman diver gave a fish to him who was at a loss. They get married before long and are blessed with pretty boy. Followed by a happy every day. Until that morning, his wife disappeared… Edo Horror adventure novel that talks about the checkered fate of the man who married a Princess of the undersea Dragon Kingdom. The illustration by HOKUSU strongly succeeds to a style of HOKUSAI of the medium-term and looks just like it. This book issued in the golden age of the Edo picture book is a treasure house of every transcendence technique of the woodcut such as Atenashi-bokashi (Gradation technique), Urushi-e (Emphasis technique of the black by mixing glia with ink), Usuzumi (Emphasis technique of the perspective by the thin ink), etc. Author Writer: Umebori Kokuga Painter: Katsushika hokusu AKA Ransai Hokusu (Disciple of Hokusai) Publisher: Suharaya Zengoro Date: Bunka 6 (1809) Size: 23cm×15cm This book is listed as 111671 in The IWANAMI Kokusho Somokuroku (The Complete Catalog of Japan National Books). If you want more look at the Interesting book… Please check out other items we have listed. _gsrx_vers_1678 (GS 9.8.2 (1678))
Price: 1499 USD
Location: japan
End Time: 2025-01-31T03:41:49.000Z
Shipping Cost: 36 USD
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Restocking Fee: No
Return shipping will be paid by: Buyer
All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
Item must be returned within: 14 Days
Refund will be given as: Money Back
Original/Reproduction: Antique Original
Age: 1800-1849
Illustrated/Pages: 16/about50
Date: 1809
Special Attributes: 1st Edition, Illustrated
Binding: Japanese-style book binding (Thread)
Print type: Woodblock print
Condition: Good. Binding tight. All page complete.
Topic: Illustrated novel
Subject: Horror fantasy adventure set in the Muromachi period
Colophon: Yes (Only the final volume)
Country/Region of Manufacture: Japan
Combine shipping: Available (Differential refund)
