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Tokyo 1892, Shunyodo. Vol.17 from the series, complete, with 2 double-page color pages + 15 single-page color, woodblock plates of Japanese classic beauties, varities of women, 16 x 24 cm, printed on double folded leaves. FIRST & ONLY EDITION . *** **** *** . . BIJUTSU SEKAI: WORLD OF FINE ARTS . . . A JAPANESE COLOR WOODBLOCK ILLUSTRATED JOURNAL . . . ISSUED FROM MEIJI 23-27 [1890-1895] . . . COMPILED/EDITED BY THE EMINENT MEIJI PERIOD ARTIST . . . WATANABE SEITEI . * This journal was compiled by the eminent woodblock print & book artist Watanabe Shotei, with his Go [studio names]: Seitei & Sei, using superb examples drawn by him, together with art work by Kawasaki Chitora et al. . *** THE PHOTOS POSTED TO OUR WEBSITE: NOTE: please see photos posted to our website: images: illus01.jpg ~ illuso5.jpg are from volume 17; Images illus06.jpg ~ illuls15.jpg from volume 19. Title.jpg the title page from volume 19; volume 17 title page is clean, no issues. . *** THE SUBJECT: This series contained a large number of superb color woodblock art work, including birds, flowers, animals, Japanese style paintings, traditional subjects, tiger, cat, fan maker, Samurai, Dharma, landscapes & scenery. . *** THE CONTRIBUTING ARTISTS: . WATANABE Seitei [aka. studio name: Shohtei] [1851-1918]: . Was a Japanese style painter, adopted by the Watanabe family of painters. Pupil of Kikuchi Yoosai. He traveled to Europe & America, in 1878 was awarded a silver medal for painting shown at the Paris Exposition. He wrote several books on painting and was editor of BIJUTSU SEKAI the item we offer now. He also edited KACHO GAFU: BIRD & FLOWER PAINTINGS, a famous 3 volume set. . In 1878 he travelled in the United States and Europe, attending the 1878 International Exhibition. He remained in Paris for three years, becoming the first Nihon-ga artist to live in Europe with the aim of studying Western painting. . Above all he was a world-renounced KACHO painter [Flower & Bird], for which he was quite famous. He is well collected by world museums & libraries. See Roberts below for more biography. . Please inquire at our website for more items by/about Seitei. . * KAWASAKI Senko: aka. Chitora [1835-1902]: . He was a Japanese style painter, and used the Go [studio names] of Chitora, Genroku, Tomotaro and others. Son of a Nagoya Samurai, studied under the Shijo-school painter Numata Gessai. Later studied in Kyoto under Tosa Mitsubumi, painting some screens in the Sentoh Palace as his master's assistant. Later became principal of Arita Arts & Crafts school, also taught at Tokyo School of Fine Arts, member of the Nihon Bijutsu-in of the commission. See Roberts below for more biography. . * THE TITLE: The title BIJUTSU SEKAI: WORLD OF FINE ARTS journal was serially issued and is complete in 24 volumes. . We are selling single volumes from the set. . *** THE ILLUSTRATIONS: Note, volume 17 is illustrated on our website from illus01.jpg-illus05.jpg. . Volume 19 are illus06-illus15.jpg. The last illustration on the right half is by Kuniyoshi Ichiryusai. The title.jpg is also from this volume, with mild stains. . *** Color scans are posted to our website. . *** SPECIFIC COPY NOTES: . Copy 3: Volume 17. Bound in later buff brocade silk covered stiff wrappers, very clean throughout, no issues. Firmly bound and solid with very bright, clean covers, no title slips. * Copy 4: Volume 19. Bound in later buff brocade silk covered stiff wrappers, a touch of light 'tea' colored stain to inside front cover title page, first page and a bit of the same for page 2-3 near the upper margin, little affect to the full page. Else firmly bound and solid with very bright, clean covers, no title slips. . *** REFERENCES: . ROBERTS, Laurance P.: A DICTIONARY OF JAPANESE ARTISTS: PAINTING, SCULPTURE, CERAMICS, PRINTS, LACQUER, p.194: Shotei; Kawasaki p.73 * Cited in WorldCat: worldcat-org/title/bijutsu-sekai/oclc/37898366&re ferer=brief_results . *.

[Tokyo 1892, Shunyodo.] Vol.19 from the series, complete, 10 double-page color pages+6 single-page color woodblock plates of insects, dancers, old sages, flowers, landscape, crane, women, bird & Goddess, silk cloth covers, 16 x 24 cm.1st Ed. . *** **** *** . . BIJUTSU SEKAI: WORLD OF FINE ARTS . . . A JAPANESE COLOR WOODBLOCK ILLUSTRATED JOURNAL . . . ISSUED FROM MEIJI 23-27 [1890-1895] . . . COMPILED/EDITED BY THE EMINENT MEIJI PERIOD ARTIST . . . WATANABE SEITEI . * This journal was compiled by the eminent woodblock print & book artist Watanabe Shotei, with his Go [studio names]: Seitei & Sei, using superb examples drawn by him, together with art work by Kawasaki Chitora et al. . *** THE PHOTOS POSTED TO OUR WEBSITE: NOTE: please see photos posted to our website: images: illus01.jpg ~ illuso5.jpg are from volume 17; Images illus06.jpg ~ illuls15.jpg from volume 19. Title.jpg the title page from volume 19; volume 17 title page is clean, no issues. . *** THE SUBJECT: This series contained a large number of superb color woodblock art work, including birds, flowers, animals, Japanese style paintings, traditional subjects, tiger, cat, fan maker, Samurai, Dharma, landscapes & scenery. . *** THE CONTRIBUTING ARTISTS: . WATANABE Seitei [aka. studio name: Shohtei] [1851-1918]: . Was a Japanese style painter, adopted by the Watanabe family of painters. Pupil of Kikuchi Yoosai. He traveled to Europe & America, in 1878 was awarded a silver medal for painting shown at the Paris Exposition. He wrote several books on painting and was editor of BIJUTSU SEKAI the item we offer now. He also edited KACHO GAFU: BIRD & FLOWER PAINTINGS, a famous 3 volume set. . In 1878 he travelled in the United States and Europe, attending the 1878 International Exhibition. He remained in Paris for three years, becoming the first Nihon-ga artist to live in Europe with the aim of studying Western painting. . Above all he was a world-renounced KACHO painter [Flower & Bird], for which he was quite famous. He is well collected by world museums & libraries. See Roberts below for more biography. . Please inquire at our website for more items by/about Seitei. . * KAWASAKI Senko: aka. Chitora [1835-1902]: . He was a Japanese style painter, and used the Go [studio names] of Chitora, Genroku, Tomotaro and others. Son of a Nagoya Samurai, studied under the Shijo-school painter Numata Gessai. Later studied in Kyoto under Tosa Mitsubumi, painting some screens in the Sentoh Palace as his master's assistant. Later became principal of Arita Arts & Crafts school, also taught at Tokyo School of Fine Arts, member of the Nihon Bijutsu-in of the commission. See Roberts below for more biography. . * THE TITLE: The title BIJUTSU SEKAI: WORLD OF FINE ARTS journal was serially issued and is complete in 24 volumes. . We are selling single volumes from the set. . *** THE ILLUSTRATIONS: Note, volume 17 is illustrated on our website from illus01.jpg-illus05.jpg. . Volume 19 are illus06-illus15.jpg. The last illustration on the right half is by Kuniyoshi Ichiryusai. The title.jpg is also from this volume, with mild stains. . *** Color scans are posted to our website. . *** SPECIFIC COPY NOTES: . Copy 3: Volume 17. Bound in later buff brocade silk covered stiff wrappers, very clean throughout, no issues. Firmly bound and solid with very bright, clean covers, no title slips. * Copy 4: Volume 19. Bound in later buff brocade silk covered stiff wrappers, a touch of light 'tea' colored stain to inside front cover title page, first page and a bit of the same for page 2-3 near the upper margin, little affect to the full page. Else firmly bound and solid with very bright, clean covers, no title slips. . *** REFERENCES: . ROBERTS, Laurance P.: A DICTIONARY OF JAPANESE ARTISTS: PAINTING, SCULPTURE, CERAMICS, PRINTS, LACQUER, p.194: Shotei; Kawasaki p.73 * Cited in WorldCat: worldcat-org/title/bijutsu-sekai/oclc/37898366&re ferer=brief_results . *.