~~ Book Set 1909091215b ~~

Masterpieces Selected from the Maruyama School
Volumes I and II
Shiichi Tajima, Editor, 1909

 

Volume I.

Volume II.


Condition. Volume I is in Good+ condition. The covers are lightly soiled and the edges scraped. The corners have tears in the fabric. The bottom ties are present but unknotted. This results in looseness to the binding. Internally the plates are clean and free of faults except starting at plate 41 there is a waterstained area in the upper right corner which starts at 1/4 at tip of corner and grows progressively larger to a stain 1 x 2 in on the inside back cover. The waterstain does not enter the image area. Volume II is in Very Good condition. The corners have tears in the fabric. Volume II has an armorial bookplate of "Louis C. Tiffany" inside the front cover. The covers are lightly soiled and the edges scraped. The binding is solid. The plates are clean and free of faults. Most plates are Volume I and II are in Fine condition. The folded text pages are unbroken at the fold and clean and free of marking. The inside of a front blank pages in each volume have evidence of pencil writing erasure. There is no wrap-around case for Volume I. The wrap-around case for volume II is present but heavily stain with several pieces missing. The hinges on the wrap-around case are broken or weak but the pieces are not detached.

Volume II has an armorial bookplate of "Louis C. Tiffany" inside the front cover.

 
Tajima Shiichi (editor)
Masterpieces Selected from the Maruyama School, Shimbi Shoin, Tokyo, 1909 (Meiji 42), Volume I and II of a two volume set, folio (13 1/2 x 19 1/2 in - 34.2 x 49.5 cm), silk covered boards with a woodblock illustration on the front board, edges beveled, spine covered in decorated silk cloth, purple silk ties, title in English in gilt on front board, top and bottom page edges in gilt, text in English, 101 plates (36 color woodblock and 65 black and white collotype), 9 text pages (thin paper folded).

   Volume I.   51 plates - 17 color woodblock and 34 black and white collotype
   Volume II.  50 plates - 19 color woodblock and 31 black and white collotype
              101 plates - 36 color woodblock and 65 black and white collotype

According to Shimbi Shoin catalogues "Regular" and "De Luxe" editions were issued. No limitation statement indicating the number of the set out of total sets printed or text indicating the edition (Ordinary or De Luxe).

The color woodblock plates are tipped to page and most appear to be printed on silk (versus paper). The black and white collotype plates are printed directly onto the plate. The book has two fold out color plates (78 and 79). These both have three folds out and have tipped on color woodblock prints with image areas over 2 1/2 feet.

The books were issued with a straw textured wrap-around case with ivory type clasps.

Books with this title were issued in this two volume set and later in a one volume set. In a ca 1910 catalogue, the Shimbi Shoin described this publication as a 2 volume set with about 100 plates issued in "Edition de luxe" and "Ordinary Edition." A 1922 catalogue lists the publication as one volume with 58 plates of which 38 were color.

The following artists of the Maruyama School are discussed and their art reproduced: Senrei (Okyo), Mondo (Okyo), Okyo, Rosetsu, Genki, Nangaku, Bummei, Kokei and Tessan.

This set

 

Text Pages

(9 pages in volume I)

First Page of Text

List of Plates


Title Pages




Plates

(36 Color 65 Black and White Collotype) Volume I. 1. Flying Geese By Senrei (Okyo) 2. Pine-tree and Cranes By Mondo (Okyo) 3. Sobu by Okyo 4. Sobu by Okyo 5. Wild Geese on Waves by Okyo 6. Misfortunes by Okyo 7. Misfortunes by Okyo 8. Misfortunes by Okyo 9. Waterfall by Okyo 10. Landscape in Storm by Okyo 11. Foliage by Okyo 12. Two Hermits playing Checkers by Okyo 13. Peacock by Okyo 14. Sketches from Nature by Okyo 15. Sketches from Nature by Okyo 16. Sketches from Nature by Okyo 17. Hotei by Okyo 18. Waterfall by Okyo 19. Dragons by Okyo 20. Dragons by Okyo 21. Tame Geese by Okyo 22. Wild Geese and Mandarin Ducks by Okyo 23. Wild Geese and Mandarin Ducks by Okyo 24. Landscapes by Okyo 25. Landscapes by Okyo 26. Pine-trees in the Snow by Okyo 27. Pine-trees in the Snow by Okyo 28. Kakushige and His Family by Okyo 29. Tiger by Okyo 30. Bamboo Groves by Okyo 31. Bamboo Groves by Okyo 32. Cock and Hen by Okyo 33. Carp by Okyo 34. Carp by Okyo 35. Kwannon by Okyo 36. Landscaptes and Human Figures by Okyo 37. Landscaptes and Human Figures by Okyo 38. Landscaptes and Human Figures by Okyo 39. Landscaptes and Human Figures by Okyo 40. Landscaptes and Human Figures by Okyo 41. Carp by Okyo 42. Kanzan and Jittoku by Okyo 43. O Gishi by Okyo 44. Waterfall by Okyo 45. Pine-trees by the Sea-shore by Okyo 46. Onono Komachi by Okyo 47. Pine-tree by Okyo 48. Landscapes by Okyo 49. Landscapes by Okyo 50. Wild Goose under the Moon by Okyo 51. Night Scene River Kamogawa by Okyo 17 color, 34 black & white collotype All color plates are shown above Volume II. 52. Plum-tree by Okyo 53. The Four Sleepers by Okyo 54. Cock and Hen with Chickens under Plum-tree by Okyo 55. Puppies under Plantain by Okyo 56. Hermits by Okyo 57. Monkey-trainer by Okyo 58. Parrot on a Pine-tree by Okyo 59. Cranes by Okyo 60. Cranes by Okyo 61 Tigers by Okyo 62. Waterfalls in Sprin and Autumn by Okyo 63. Landscapes in the Snow by Okyo 64. Landscapes in the Snow by Okyo 65. Landscapes in the Snow by Okyo 66. Landscapes in the Snow by Okyo 67. Waterfall by Okyo 68. O Gishi by Okyo 69. Carp Swimming up the Waterfall by Okyo 70. Landscape by Okyo 71 Seven Sages in the Bamboo Groves by Okyo 72. Waterfall and Landscapes by Okyo 73. Waterfall and Landscapes by Okyo 74. Waterfall and Landscapes by Okyo 75. Pine-trees and Peacocks by Okyo 76. Pine-trees and Peacocks by Okyo 77. Pine-trees and Peacocks by Okyo 78. Views on the River Hozu, near Kyoto by Okyo 3 folds out - image area 10 7/8 x 31 in - 27.5 x 80.5 cm 79. Views on the River Hozu, near Kyoto by Okyo 3 folds out - image area 10 7/8 x 31 in - 27.5 x 80 cm 80. Peoneis by Rosetsu 81. Flowers and Birds by Rosetsu 82. Ro-gyosha, Sixth Patriarch of Zen Sect by Rosetsu 83. Flowers and Birds by Rosetsu 84. Carp by Rosetsu 85. The Three Laughers at Kokei by Rosetsu 86. Morning Glories and Sparrows by Rosetsu 87. Sparrows and Puppies by Rosetsu 88. Sparrows and Puppies by Rosetsu 89. Crows in the Snow by Rosetsu 90. Hermitess and Her Son by Rosetsu 91. Lady Han-hi by Genki 92. Lady Yoki-hi by Genki 93. Asazuma-bune by Genki 94. Beauty and a Cat by Soken 95. Beauty and Skull by Nangaku 96. Mandarin Ducks by Bummei 97. Pine-trees and Deer in the Snow by Kokei 98. Beauty by Tessan 99. Peacock by Tessan 100. Peacock by Tessan 101. Peacock by Tessan 19 color, 31 black & white collotype All color plates are shown above Listing of Plates (above repeated but with no illustrations) Volume I. 1. Flying Geese By Senrei (Okyo) 2. Pine-tree and Cranes By Mondo (Okyo) 3. Sobu by Okyo 4. Sobu by Okyo 5. Wild Geese on Waves by Okyo 6. Misfortunes by Okyo 7. Misfortunes by Okyo 8. Misfortunes by Okyo 9. Waterfall by Okyo 10. Landscape in Storm by Okyo 11. Foliage by Okyo 12. Two Hermits playing Checkers by Okyo 13. Peacock by Okyo 14. Sketches from Nature by Okyo 15. Sketches from Nature by Okyo 16. Sketches from Nature by Okyo 17. Hotei by Okyo 18. Waterfall by Okyo 19. Dragons by Okyo 20. Dragons by Okyo 21. Tame Geese by Okyo 22. Wild Geese and Mandarin Ducks by Okyo 23. Wild Geese and Mandarin Ducks by Okyo 24. Landscapes by Okyo 25. Landscapes by Okyo 26. Pine-trees in the Snow by Okyo 27. Pine-trees in the Snow by Okyo 28. Kakushige and His Family by Okyo 29. Tiger by Okyo 30. Bamboo Groves by Okyo 31. Bamboo Groves by Okyo 32. Cock and Hen by Okyo 33. Carp by Okyo 34. Carp by Okyo 35. Kwannon by Okyo 36. Landscaptes and Human Figures by Okyo 37. Landscaptes and Human Figures by Okyo 38. Landscaptes and Human Figures by Okyo 39. Landscaptes and Human Figures by Okyo 40. Landscaptes and Human Figures by Okyo 41. Carp by Okyo 42. Kanzan and Jittoku by Okyo 43. O Gishi by Okyo 44. Waterfall by Okyo 45. Pine-trees by the Sea-shore by Okyo 46. Onono Komachi by Okyo 47. Pine-tree by Okyo 48. Landscapes by Okyo 49. Landscapes by Okyo 50. Wild Goose under the Moon by Okyo 51. Night Scene River Kamogawa by Okyo Volume II. 52. Plum-tree by Okyo 53. The Four Sleepers by Okyo 54. Cock and Hen with Chickens under Plum-tree by Okyo 55. Puppies under Plantain by Okyo 56. Hermits by Okyo 57. Monkey-trainer by Okyo 58. Parrot on a Pine-tree by Okyo 59. Cranes by Okyo 60. Cranes by Okyo 61 Tigers by Okyo 62. Waterfalls in Sprin and Autumn by Okyo 63. Landscapes in the Snow by Okyo 64. Landscapes in the Snow by Okyo 65. Landscapes in the Snow by Okyo 66. Landscapes in the Snow by Okyo 67. Waterfall by Okyo 68. O Gishi by Okyo 69. Carp Swimming up the Waterfall by Okyo 70. Landscape by Okyo 71 Seven Sages in the Bamboo Groves by Okyo 72. Waterfall and Landscapes by Okyo 73. Waterfall and Landscapes by Okyo 74. Waterfall and Landscapes by Okyo 75. Pine-trees and Peacocks by Okyo 76. Pine-trees and Peacocks by Okyo 77. Pine-trees and Peacocks by Okyo 78. Views on the River Hozu, near Kyoto by Okyo 79. Views on the River Hozu, near Kyoto by Okyo 80. Peoneis by Rosetsu 81. Flowers and Birds by Rosetsu 82. Ro-gyosha, Sixth Patriarch of Zen Sect by Rosetsu 83. Flowers and Birds by Rosetsu 84. Carp by Rosetsu 85. The Three Laughers at Kokei by Rosetsu 86. Morning Glories and Sparrows by Rosetsu 87. Sparrows and Puppies by Rosetsu 88. Sparrows and Puppies by Rosetsu 89. Crows in the Snow by Rosetsu 90. Hermitess and Her Son by Rosetsu 91. Lady Han-hi by Genki 92. Lady Yoki-hi by Genki 93. Asazuma-bune by Genki 94. Beauty and a Cat by Soken 95. Beauty and Skull by Nangaku 96. Mandarin Ducks by Bummei 97. Pine-trees and Deer in the Snow by Kokei 98. Beauty by Tessan 99. Peacock by Tessan 100. Peacock by Tessan 101. Peacock by Tessan Total of 101 Plates, 36 color and 65 black and white collotype

Colophon, Volume I

Printed: Meiji 42 (1909).2.5
Published: Meiji 42 (1909).2.8

Colophon, Volume II

Printed: Meiji 42 (1909).2.5
Published: Meiji 42 (1909).2.8

 



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