Tachibana Morikuni (橘守国) (artist 1679 – 1748)

Volume 1 of Gaten Tsūkō [画典通考]

Print

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Date:1727
Dimensions:6.25 in x 8.5 in (Overall dimensions) Medium:black and white woodblock print
Links Waseda University - volume 1 only Description:'Early Picture Book of Ancient Stories' (Koji-dan Kohen, Shoten Tsuko) volume 1-5 of 10. An early ehon in modified Kano style. This is volume 1 with 25 illustrations of legends and tales.

The artist is Tachibana Morikun (橘守国: 1679-1748) The author of these volumes is Ōoka Fusai (大岡普斎). The publisher was Hōbundō (寳文堂).

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There is another copy of the full set in the Bibliothèque nationale de France.
Related entities Kyōto-Osaka prints (kamigata-e - 上方絵) (genre)
picture book (ehon - 絵本) (genre)
Historical - Social - Ephemera (genre)

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