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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