One Hundred Poets, attributed to Kitao Shigemasa, Antique Edo Japanese illustrated Hyakunin Isshu book, 1790
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Antique Japanese woodblock-printed book
Edo period, 1790
Hyakunin Isshu / One Hundred Poets
Illustrated edition with poet portraits and waka text
Attributed to Kitao Shigemasa
Woodblock carving by Inoue Shinshichiro
Edo publishing circle including Nishimuraya Denbei
Single volume
Size (approx.): 24 x 18 cm
A book from the Hundred Poets cycle. Waka poems with images of the poets.
Hyakunin Isshu is a canonical Japanese poetic cycle. One hundred poems by one hundred poets are presented here in illustrated book form. Editions of this kind kept classical poetry in active reading and in direct book circulation.
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Antique condition, without restoration. Natural age-related wear is present. Please review the photos carefully.
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Size (approx.): 24 x 18 x 2 cm.
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