Masterpieces of Motonobu
Shiichi Tajima
Published by Shimbi Shoin, 1904

 

Tajima, Shiichi (editor):
Masterpieces of Motonobu With Critical Descriptions and A Biographical Sketch of the Artist, Tokyo (52 Nichomachi, Shitaya-Ku), 1904, Shimbi Shoin, 2 Volumes, large Folio (16 1/2 x 12 1/4 in - 42.5 x 31 cm), silk covers with beveled edges tied with blue string, front cover illustrated and with gilt lettering, all edges with gilt (top, side & bottom), Shimbi Shoin edition number and signature indicating the number of the book in a printing of 2,000, one hundred (100) high quality full page black and white collotype plates. The first volume contains (all in English) an "Editorial Notice" (1 page), "Biographical Sketch of Motonobu Kano" (3 pages) and listing of plates followed by 51 plates. The second volume has the listing of plates followed by 49 plates. The plates are sequenced "in no particular order" (per the "Editorial Notice") but appear to be organized in units based upon the source/collection of the original work of art. Each grouping is preceded by a tissue guard with descriptive information on the plates that follow. The plates are printed on one side only of thick high quality paper and the collotype images are of excellent quality.

 

Plates with Examples of Illustrations
(All Black & White Collotype Images)

List of Plates

Volume 1
Plates 1-2 Four White-haired Men and Seven Wise Men 3-14 Flowers and Birds Near a Waterfall 15-22 The Four Accomplishments 23-25 Landscape and Wild Geese 26-33 Ramblers Among Hills 34-41 Moon-light Landscape 42-43 Wild Geese and Crows 44-51 Snow Scenes
Volume 2
Plates 52-55 The Famous Eight Scenes of Hsiao and Hsiang 56-63 Landscapes 64-65 Waterfalls: Rapids and Whirlpool 66 Landscape 67 Landscape and Lake Pavilion 68 Landscape and Figures 69-71 Sakyamuni: Small Birds 72 Sakyamuni, Dharma, Lin-chi 73 Dharma Grossing the River 74 Putai (Hotei) 75 The High-Priest P'u-hua 76-78 Landscape: Birds and Flowers 79-88 Panoramic Account of the Destruction of Shuden Doji 89-96 Panoramic History of the Image of Sakyamuni installed in the Temple Seiryoji 97-98 The Four Accomplishments 99-100 Flowers and Birds of the Four Seasons

 

Close-up of Printing

 
Dating the book. The Full Title Page Bears the Date MCMIV (1904)

Colophon (Rear of Book) - Same in Both Volumes

Click on Image for Complete Title Page

The two rows of charcters at the far right indicate the following (going from the right row to the left).

  • Meiji 37 (1904), June 20, Printed
  • Meiji 37 (1904), June 25, Distributed




The Perry Expedition:    General Information  :   Related Books/Pubs
The Lithographs:    Characteristics   :    Condition    :    Listing    :    Buying
Order On-line:    Lithograph Price List  :   Book Price List
ABE Book List:    BaxleyBooks Inventory on ABE
Special Interest Books/Art:
    ~ K. Ogawa - Color Collotypes and Books/Prints
    ~ T. Hasegawa - Color Woodblock Books
    ~ Shimbi Shoin - Art Reproduction Books
    ~ Tamamura/Takagi, Kobe - Color Collotype Books
    ~ Georges Bigot - Etchings & Art
    ~ Keisuke Serizawa - Calendar Folios & Art
    ~ Woodblock Printing - Process & Miscellaneous Books
    ~ Japanese Woodblock Prints
    ~ 
Blackie the Photographer - Okinawa Photo Essay Books
Meiji Era - Japan Views & Images (Price Lists & Information):
    ~ Albumen Photos  :   Chromolithographs
    ~ Colored Albumen Photographs (from Brinkley Books)
    ~ Stereoviews  :   Kazumasa Ogawa Collotypes
    ~ CDV - K. Ogawa   :   CDV - Other   :   Cabinet Cards
    ~ Glass Slides, "Magic Lantern" - Hand Colored
    ~ Fujiya Hotel, Miyanoshita
PayPal Accepted:    Pay for Purchases with PayPal
Buying Books:    Our Book Buying Interests
BaxleyStamps:    Main Page  :   Ryukyu Stamps  :   Japan Stamps

  Frames Version   :   No Frames Version

Copyright - 2024 - George C. Baxley
Copyright and Fair Use Policy is here.


We Are Buying the 1856-7 Perry Expedition Books and Lithographs.
If you have material to sell, please visit this page:
Buying.

George C. Baxley
PO Box 807
Alamogordo, NM 88311

575.437.8707

Perry Expedition to Japan Books & Lithographs
BaxleyStamps.com  gbaxley@netmdc.com