Painters’ signatures and seals of Japan - author Kano Toshinobu Sosen, complete 3 volumes, Meiji 1894

Honcho gaka rakkan inpu.
Painters’ Signatures and Seals of Japan.

Complete 3-volume Meiji period reference set on Japanese painters’ signatures, seals, art names, and attribution marks.

Published in Tokyo in 1894 by Okura Shoten / Okura Yasugoro. Compiled and edited by Kano Toshinobu, also known as Kano Sosen, with review by Kohitsu Ryoetsu.

The work records artists, names, signatures, seals, and related attribution material used in the identification of Japanese painting and calligraphic art. It belongs to Meiji period specialist literature on painting, seals, schools, and artist lineages.

Kano Toshinobu Sosen is a significant name in this context because of the Kano school connection. For a reference work on painting attribution, signatures, and seals, the involvement of a Kano-line editor gives the set a stronger specialist value.

Bibliographic confirmation

This title is recorded in major Japanese library and research catalogues. Copies are held or recorded in:

National Diet Library, Japan
Tohoku University Library, Soseki Collection
Tokyo National Museum
Tokyo University of the Arts Library
University of Tokyo Library
Kyoto University Library
Toyo Bunko
Tokyo National Research Institute for Cultural Properties
Kyoto City University of Arts Library
Noda Public Library Meiji Collection

The Tohoku University copy is especially notable as part of the Soseki Collection, associated with Natsume Soseki.

Attribution

Title: Honcho gaka rakkan inpu
English title: Painters’ Signatures and Seals of Japan
Author / editor: Kano Toshinobu Sosen
Review: Kohitsu Ryoetsu
Publisher: Okura Shoten / Okura Yasugoro
Place: Tokyo
Era: Meiji period
Year: 1894
Set: complete 3-volume set
Format: Japanese stitched books
Subject: Japanese artists’ signatures, seals, names, and attribution marks

Condition

Good antique condition. Natural age-related wear is present, including paper toning, signs of time to the cover and edges, and general handling wear consistent with an authentic old Japanese book. Please review the photos carefully.

Size

Size of each volume (approx.): 23 x 15 cm.

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