1800
by [EHON] Keisai Masayoshi (Artist)
1800. [EHON] Keisai Masayoshi [Artist] SANSUI RYAKUGA SHIKI. Edo: Suwaraya Ichibei. Kansei 12 [1800]. 26.5 x 18.1 cm. Faded, chipped and soiled original light blue covers. The original title label is present, but much faded and partly torn away. Complete in 1 volume. 29 single page and 15 double page color illustrations. Ref. Brown p.124; Mitchell p.460,1; 93,4; Ryerson p.213; Hillier pp. 477,8, 480. This copy is much handled and thumbed, with some waterstaining and slight worming, as well. Obviously, a less than pristine copy, but its original loveliness still emerges. A well printed copy, with the dominantly pink/brown color scheme. retaining much of the delicate coloration lost in later, coarser re-issues. Complete:.
(Inventory #: 63479)