1756
by [EHON] Tsukioka 月岡 TANGE 丹下 [Settei 雪鼎/Masanobu 昌信]
1756. [EHON] Tsukioka 月岡 TANGE 丹下 [Settei 雪鼎/Masanobu 昌信] Eiri ISE MONOGATARI 絵入伊勢物語. Osaka, Hôreki 6 [1756]. 2 vols., complete. String bound Japanese-style, fukuro toji. In the original very worn hand-painted covers with one title label complete and one 1/4 torn away. Settei (1710-86), originally trained in the Kanô style, was one of the uniquely creative artists of his day, whose flexibility and breadth make it hard to pigeonhole him, though his subject matter and general spirit mark him as an ukiyo-e artist. Indeed, he is considered, along with Sukenobu 西川祐信, the principle Ukiyo-e artist of the Kansai (West Japan) region.
Here Settei takes on the theme of the Tales of Ise, told and retold throughout Japanese literate history. There are six single page and six double page sumi-e woodcuts, as well as the two illustrated title pages and the two original illustrated FUKURO DUSTWRAPPERS! Settei material is quite scarce, but original 18th century fukuro are scarcer still. Overall the internal condition is good with a bit of worming, the printings good or better, with some slight handling wear to the impressions, especially in volume one. Very unusual. In a custom clasped chitsu case. (Inventory #: 91092)
Here Settei takes on the theme of the Tales of Ise, told and retold throughout Japanese literate history. There are six single page and six double page sumi-e woodcuts, as well as the two illustrated title pages and the two original illustrated FUKURO DUSTWRAPPERS! Settei material is quite scarce, but original 18th century fukuro are scarcer still. Overall the internal condition is good with a bit of worming, the printings good or better, with some slight handling wear to the impressions, especially in volume one. Very unusual. In a custom clasped chitsu case. (Inventory #: 91092)
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