opening japan (3 Ergebnisse)

Single Sheet Engraving. Zustand: Very Good. No Jacket. First Edition. AN ORIGINAL ANTIQUE ENGRAVING PRINTED IN 1868 ., INLAND SEA PORTS OF JAPAN, OPENING OF THE PORTS OF HIOGO AND CITY OF OSACA A SERIES OF 8 ENRAVINGS, , AN ORIGINAL ANTIQUE ENGRAVING PRINTED IN 1868, N ORIGINAL ANTIQUE ENGRAVINGS PRINTED IN 1868 TOO LARGE TO SEND MOUNTED SO DISPATCHED ROLLED IN A STRONG TUBE .

This collection of Japanese copperplate engravings comprises over 325 neatly trimmed and mounted prints meticulously arranged in two Japanese scrapbooks. These engravings are copies of 19th-century Western images, recreated by a Japanese artist/s, as evidenced by the occasional East Asian aesthetic influence on the landscapes. Most plates are captioned in Japanese, with a few including the odd word in English. While many impressions are dark, the earlier album features several lighter prints. The collection also includes the names of two publishers. The copperplate engravings are, overall, in very good condition, with only occasional light damage. The backing leaves and covers show slight browning, and the thin card wrappers exhibit some minor signs of wear, but the albums remain in excellent condition. This charming and unusual pair of albums serves as a fascinating demonstration of Japan?s interest in the wider world during the late Meiji period, reflecting the cultural exchange and curiosity of the era. The compiler of these images clearly was interested in Indigenous peoples of the world with a strong representation of these people including two of Australian Aboriginal people. Another Australian print shows Sydney from Circular Quay across to North Sydney and a fourth Australian wildlife. City views include Philadelphia and Washington.

3 manuscript volumes neatly written in black and red ink. Original wrappers with later(?) string ties. Wrappers damaged with a little loss in places. Some worming. Still overall very good. 19 x 13.5cm. These three volumes are a collection of manuscripts written in the late Edo period (probably the 1860s). Most of the original documents on which the manuscripts were based were written shortly after the arrival of the American delegation led by Commodore Matthew Perry in July 8 1853 (June 3 in Japanese calendar). These documents written in the face of this national crisis were mostly driven by the patriotic fervour of the authors. They show a variety of thoughts about the threat from the foreign powers. None of these were published at the time and only Watanabe Kazan?s Shinki-ron was published in modern times. Kazan wrote his treatise, inspired not by the arrival of Perry, but by the Edo government?s hostile treatment of the American merchant ship Morrison in 1837. Titles and short synopses of these works follow: Volume 1: Chiyoda mond? [Questions and Answers in Chiyoda] ????? (1853); Momijiyama shinrei-ki?????? [Message from the Holy Spirit in Momijiyama] The author of Chiyoda mond? is unknown. The word "Chiyoda" in Chiyoda mond? is the name of the area where the Edo Castle sat and refers to the god in the T?sh?g? Shrine in Momijiyama [next to the western part of the Edo Castle]. This document is difficult to read, but it appears to explain how a group of mysterious people (or possibly divine spirits?) tell stories related to Japan's national affairs in 1853 discussing the country's national defence against foreigners and the situation regarding Christianity. In Momijiyama shinrei-ki the anonymous author, who was an attendant to the group of the high government officials visiting the T?sh?g? Shrine in Momijiyama, fell asleep and in his dream a Holy Spirit appeared and told him the necessity of enhancing the coastal defence in the face of the American expansion. Volume 2: Daimy? shoka kengi ?????? [Proposals from War Lords and Various People] This manuscript is a collection of proposals and opinions expressed by Daimy? [war lords] and the retainers of the Edo government on the subject of Japan's foreign policy after the arrival of the American delegation led by Commodore Perry which requested trade with Japan. The Daimy? discuss how to deal with the crisis in terms of such issues as trade and coastal defence. Some even proposed possible war with the American fleet. The daimyo, some of whom were high-rank officials of the Edo government, included Shimadu Nariakira???? (1809-58), Maeda Nariyasu ???? (1811-84), Matsudaira Shungaku ???? (1928-90 ), Tokugawa Yoshinobu ???? (1837-1913), Ii Naosuke ???? (1815-60), Nabeshima Naomasa ???? (1815-71) and the retainers included Inoue Sabur?emon ??????? (?-?) and Katsu Rinsuke ??? (1823-99). Katsu became a capable mediator when the Edo castle was surrendered peacefully to the new Meiji government in 1868. Volume 3: ???? [Kaib? bigen Words on Coastal Defence]. Habu Kumagor? ?????(?-?), Rifujutsui ???? [Widow Does Not Worry the Shortage of Weft] the latter a Chinese expression referring to strong patriotism; Watanabe Kazan ???? (1793-1841), Shinki-ron??? [Essay on Attention to an Opportunity] (1838); Hakura Morochika???? (1790-1862), Gakaisho ??? [Drawing in Ash] and Gasuisho??? [Drawing in Water] (1854); Fujimori K?an ???? (1799-1862), Kaib? biron ?? ??[Treatise on Coastal Defence] (1853) Habu Kumagor? was a Confucian scholar in Wakayama. He proposed the developing the land of Ezo ?? [Hokkaido]. Rifujutsui discusses such topics as the advance of the Russians to Siberia and the necessity of developing Hokkaido as well as the art of war. Watanabe Kazan was a chief retainer of the Tahara Domain (eastern part of present Aichi Prefecture), Confucian scholar, and also famous as a painter. Shinki-ron criticises the xenophobic foreign policy of the Edo government. Hakura Morochika was a Confucian sch.