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Auction archive: Lot number 21

A COLLECTION OF EDO- AND MEIJI-PERIOD PRINTED BOOKS AND MANUSCRIPTS, INCLUDING MANUSCRIPT COPIES OF IMPORTANT WORKS BY THE LEADING SCHOLARS MOTOORI NORINAGA, ARAI HAKUSEKI AND OGYU SORAI: The collection comprises

Auction 16.06.1999
16 Jun 1999
Estimate
£4,000 - £6,000
ca. US$6,383 - US$9,575
Price realised:
£1,725
ca. US$2,753
Auction archive: Lot number 21

A COLLECTION OF EDO- AND MEIJI-PERIOD PRINTED BOOKS AND MANUSCRIPTS, INCLUDING MANUSCRIPT COPIES OF IMPORTANT WORKS BY THE LEADING SCHOLARS MOTOORI NORINAGA, ARAI HAKUSEKI AND OGYU SORAI: The collection comprises

Auction 16.06.1999
16 Jun 1999
Estimate
£4,000 - £6,000
ca. US$6,383 - US$9,575
Price realised:
£1,725
ca. US$2,753
Beschreibung:

A COLLECTION OF EDO- AND MEIJI-PERIOD PRINTED BOOKS AND MANUSCRIPTS, INCLUDING MANUSCRIPT COPIES OF IMPORTANT WORKS BY THE LEADING SCHOLARS MOTOORI NORINAGA, ARAI HAKUSEKI AND OGYU SORAI: The collection comprises: MANUSCRIPTS Buke bunryokui , a manual of samurai conduct by Arai Hakuseki (1657-1725); Daijingu chiza shiki , a work on Shinto shrines; Hakuseki sensei iko , a collection of writings by Arai Hakuseki (1657-1725), 4 maki ; Hankanpu , a collection of biographies of daimyo [feudal lords] by Arai Hakuseki (1657-1725); Hiragana genko , a writing manual; Iro monogatari , tales of ministers in earlier regimes, 7 maki , dated Kyoho 18 [1733]; Kamiyo no masagoto , a work on early Japanese government by Motoori Norinaga (1730-1801), manuscript copy; Ken'en dan'yo , by Ogyu Sorai (1666-1728), 5 maki in one volume; Kokucho kyushoroku , a manuscript, 7 maki in 1 volume; Ori taku shiba no ki ["Told round a brushwood fire"], the autibiography of Arai Hakuseki (1657-1725), 3 maki , the first bound in with a copy of an early number of the magazine Kokumin no tomo including an article on Arai; Ori taku shiba no ki ["Told round a brushwood fire"], the biography of Arai Hakuseki (1657-1725), 3 out of 5 maki ; this important biography, which has been compared in importance to that of Benvenuto Cellini in Europe, was not printed until 1881; Taiheisaku , a political work by Ogyu Sorai (1666-1728), 2 maki in 1 volume; Suifuko Kensaku a manuscript on proposals of how to govern Japan, by Suifuko; PRINTED BOOKS Atami onsen zui , pictures of the hot springs at Atami, text by Santo Kyoden, illustrated by Iwase Kyosui Eisen and Utagawa Kuniyasu, dated Bunsei 13/Tenpo 1 [1830]; Bunrei gafu , album of paintings by Maekawa Bunrei (1837-1917), 2 of each, volumes Kan, Kon , dated Meiji 18 [1885]; Daigaku Yamato-e sho , illustrated by Hasegawa Mitsunobu (a follower of Nishikawa Sukenobu), Kan'en 1 [1748], 2 maki ; Ehon jinmu hyakusho den , a work on military history illustrated by Tsukioka Settei (1710-86) dated Horeki 12 [1762], 3 maki ; Ehon toshitama fude , also known as Toyokuni Toshitama fude , a work illustrated by Ichiyosai Toyokuni (1769-1825) but dated Bunsei 13 [1830]; Gagen shuran , by Ishikawa Masamochi (1753-1830), 6 out of 21 maki , dated Bunsei 9 [1826]; Jozan kidan , historical anecdotes about late 16th- and early 17th-century Japan by Yuasa Jozan (1708-81), introduction dated 1739, last maki dated Meiwa kanoe-tora [1770], 24 maki (2 with supplement), first maki missing; Kacho gafu , an album of bird and flower designs by Asai Osui dated Meiji 12 [1879]; Kaiko kaikata zufu , an illustrated work by Matsukawa Hanzan on the rearing of silkworms, dated Kaei kanoe-inu [1850]; Kokushi kiji honmatsu , Chinese-language history of Japan by Aoyama Nobumitsu (1807-70), 19 maki , first, eleventh and twenty-first maki missing, dated Meiji 9 [1876]; Manabi iroha imashime , notes on the Japanese iroha syllabary, dated Bunsei 7 [1824]; A work on samurai illustrated by Hotta Riseki dated Kansei 13 [1801], partly interleaved with another work; Onko nenju gyoji , annual customs and festivals, illustrated by Kobayashi Sensai Eitaku (1843-90), Meiji 17 [1884]; Rekicho chokushi-kai , a work on Imperial edicts dated Kyowa 3 [1803], 3 maki of 6; Sanshu meiseki shi , an antiquarian work by Sakanouchi Naoyori, maki 8, 13 and 17 only, dated Shotoku 1 [1711]; Seido tsu , a work on government institutions, introduction dated Kyoho [1724], last maki dated Kansei 8 [1796], 13 maki bound in 2 Western-style volumes; Shingo meidai wakashu , a poetry collection by Hakusuido Baifu dated Kyoho 15 [1730]; maki 2 and 3 of 3; Shukuyokyo , an astrological treatise, 2 maki , dated Enpo 9 [1681]; Tsukan ran'yo , a work on Chinese history, 15 maki , dated Tenpo 5 [1834]; Waji koko jichiroku , a writing manual, dated Kansei 12 [1800]; original edition An'ei 5 [1776]; Yamahoko yuraiki , a work including views of Kyoto, 2 maki dated Horeki 7 [1757

Auction archive: Lot number 21
Auction:
Datum:
16 Jun 1999
Auction house:
Christie's
London, King Street
Beschreibung:

A COLLECTION OF EDO- AND MEIJI-PERIOD PRINTED BOOKS AND MANUSCRIPTS, INCLUDING MANUSCRIPT COPIES OF IMPORTANT WORKS BY THE LEADING SCHOLARS MOTOORI NORINAGA, ARAI HAKUSEKI AND OGYU SORAI: The collection comprises: MANUSCRIPTS Buke bunryokui , a manual of samurai conduct by Arai Hakuseki (1657-1725); Daijingu chiza shiki , a work on Shinto shrines; Hakuseki sensei iko , a collection of writings by Arai Hakuseki (1657-1725), 4 maki ; Hankanpu , a collection of biographies of daimyo [feudal lords] by Arai Hakuseki (1657-1725); Hiragana genko , a writing manual; Iro monogatari , tales of ministers in earlier regimes, 7 maki , dated Kyoho 18 [1733]; Kamiyo no masagoto , a work on early Japanese government by Motoori Norinaga (1730-1801), manuscript copy; Ken'en dan'yo , by Ogyu Sorai (1666-1728), 5 maki in one volume; Kokucho kyushoroku , a manuscript, 7 maki in 1 volume; Ori taku shiba no ki ["Told round a brushwood fire"], the autibiography of Arai Hakuseki (1657-1725), 3 maki , the first bound in with a copy of an early number of the magazine Kokumin no tomo including an article on Arai; Ori taku shiba no ki ["Told round a brushwood fire"], the biography of Arai Hakuseki (1657-1725), 3 out of 5 maki ; this important biography, which has been compared in importance to that of Benvenuto Cellini in Europe, was not printed until 1881; Taiheisaku , a political work by Ogyu Sorai (1666-1728), 2 maki in 1 volume; Suifuko Kensaku a manuscript on proposals of how to govern Japan, by Suifuko; PRINTED BOOKS Atami onsen zui , pictures of the hot springs at Atami, text by Santo Kyoden, illustrated by Iwase Kyosui Eisen and Utagawa Kuniyasu, dated Bunsei 13/Tenpo 1 [1830]; Bunrei gafu , album of paintings by Maekawa Bunrei (1837-1917), 2 of each, volumes Kan, Kon , dated Meiji 18 [1885]; Daigaku Yamato-e sho , illustrated by Hasegawa Mitsunobu (a follower of Nishikawa Sukenobu), Kan'en 1 [1748], 2 maki ; Ehon jinmu hyakusho den , a work on military history illustrated by Tsukioka Settei (1710-86) dated Horeki 12 [1762], 3 maki ; Ehon toshitama fude , also known as Toyokuni Toshitama fude , a work illustrated by Ichiyosai Toyokuni (1769-1825) but dated Bunsei 13 [1830]; Gagen shuran , by Ishikawa Masamochi (1753-1830), 6 out of 21 maki , dated Bunsei 9 [1826]; Jozan kidan , historical anecdotes about late 16th- and early 17th-century Japan by Yuasa Jozan (1708-81), introduction dated 1739, last maki dated Meiwa kanoe-tora [1770], 24 maki (2 with supplement), first maki missing; Kacho gafu , an album of bird and flower designs by Asai Osui dated Meiji 12 [1879]; Kaiko kaikata zufu , an illustrated work by Matsukawa Hanzan on the rearing of silkworms, dated Kaei kanoe-inu [1850]; Kokushi kiji honmatsu , Chinese-language history of Japan by Aoyama Nobumitsu (1807-70), 19 maki , first, eleventh and twenty-first maki missing, dated Meiji 9 [1876]; Manabi iroha imashime , notes on the Japanese iroha syllabary, dated Bunsei 7 [1824]; A work on samurai illustrated by Hotta Riseki dated Kansei 13 [1801], partly interleaved with another work; Onko nenju gyoji , annual customs and festivals, illustrated by Kobayashi Sensai Eitaku (1843-90), Meiji 17 [1884]; Rekicho chokushi-kai , a work on Imperial edicts dated Kyowa 3 [1803], 3 maki of 6; Sanshu meiseki shi , an antiquarian work by Sakanouchi Naoyori, maki 8, 13 and 17 only, dated Shotoku 1 [1711]; Seido tsu , a work on government institutions, introduction dated Kyoho [1724], last maki dated Kansei 8 [1796], 13 maki bound in 2 Western-style volumes; Shingo meidai wakashu , a poetry collection by Hakusuido Baifu dated Kyoho 15 [1730]; maki 2 and 3 of 3; Shukuyokyo , an astrological treatise, 2 maki , dated Enpo 9 [1681]; Tsukan ran'yo , a work on Chinese history, 15 maki , dated Tenpo 5 [1834]; Waji koko jichiroku , a writing manual, dated Kansei 12 [1800]; original edition An'ei 5 [1776]; Yamahoko yuraiki , a work including views of Kyoto, 2 maki dated Horeki 7 [1757

Auction archive: Lot number 21
Auction:
Datum:
16 Jun 1999
Auction house:
Christie's
London, King Street
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