EHON TAKA KAGAMI: ILLUSTRATED MIRROR OF HAWKS. PICTURES OF DIFFERENT KINDS OF HA

first edition

by KAWANABE, Kyosai.

[Tokyo 1877-79,Nakamura]. Stitched yellow wrs.,5 vols.,title slips,complete: 2 parts:I:vols.1-3; II:vols.1-2, very clean, 111 woodblock illustrations, some double-page, contents very clean & solid. THE COMPLETE SET OF 5. *FIRST & ONLY EDITION* . *** **** *** . . . JAPAN'S PREMIER SINGLE RESOURCE ON FALCONRY . . . PROFUSELY WOODBLOCK PRINT ILLUSTRATED . . . ALTERNATE TITLE PER DAWES: . . THE ILLUSTRATED MIRROR OF HAWKS. PICTURES OF THE . . DIFFERENT KINDS OF HAWKS, WITH HAWKING SCENES . . BY KYOSAI & YOSAI . * The complete set contains 5 separately bound volumes. . A major resource on Japanese falconry, the capture, taming & teaching of (truncated) falcons, the grooming, feeding and culture of the bird of prey. Wonderful illustrations of falcons, the associated tools & equipment, stands, methods of warming in winter before the hunt, winter hunting, respect for. On the flushing to expose game birds to be hunted by the falcon, the kill, capture of the quarry. How to tether, hoods, master's gloves and other accoutrements, field work, breeding, bathing &c. . *** FIRST AND ONLY EDITION: This magnificent work was issued once in a single edition and is complete in five separately bound volumes. . The first series consists of volumes 1~3 which were published in 1877. The second series, volumes 4~5 were published in 1879, complete in 5 volumes. . Each volume has identifying title slips with: series 1: volumes jo, chu, ge in 3 parts]; series 2: the supplement jo, ge in 2 parts, according to the traditional Japanese way of numbering each volume. . *** Please read the details of each specific copy below under: "* DETAILS FOR EACH COPY *" . *** PRINTING TECHNIQUE: This marvelous work uses crushed mica flecks as an integral part of the hand-made Washi paper [not found on all copies]. These tiny flecks of mica give a sparkle to the illustrations, and are especially effective on the feather portion of the falcons. Mica gives a realistic and "high-tech" touch to the hand-printed woodblocks. . *** A QUOTE FROM A KAWANABE KYOSAI SCHOLAR: . Per Dr. Shigeru Oikawa, the eminent scholar on Kyosai, in a letter from him to us in 1998, he discusses the dates of the set. He stated: "Takakagami was, I think, first published in 3 volumes with the title...cover was blue or black. Then came the last 2 volumes...this time the...color was yellow. The exact date is not known but the first edition in 3 volumes [first series in vols. 1,2,3,] could be 1860's and some examples of the full set in 5 volumes has the date of 1875. Kyosai had finished all of the drawings in 1860's but the publication seemed to be delayed..." . We have not found any supporting evidence to the above 1875 date, nor are these color covers cited in any bibliographies or other reference books stating any information about any 1875 edition. We have only found the 1877-79 edition. If the 1875 edition actually existed, by now it would have been listed in bibliographies. . *** KAWANABE KYOSAI: ARTIST & AUTHOR: . Per Brown: BLOCK PRINTING AND BOOK ILLUSTRATION, p.196. Kawanabe Kyosai aka.: Gyosai [1831-89] was a Kano painter, printmaker, illustrator, the son of a Samurai. Studied as a child under Utagawa Kuniyoshi, then in Tokyo under Maemura Towa, later under the most celebrated Kano Tohaku Chinshin who gave him the name Toiku at 19 years old. Loved drinking Sake, did some of his best work while under the influence, exhibited a the Vienna Intl. Exposition in 1873 & in Paris in 1883, where the West recognized his greatness. See below. . *** Josiah Conder recognized his great talent & wrote a grand reference book on him: PAINTINGS AND STUDIES, Tokyo 1911. His famous KYOSAI GADEN, [L. Dawes p.92] was widely appreciated in Europe, it even had English captions for the foreign market! This was Kyosai's attempt to show the world a wide variety of ancient Japanese & Chinese painting styles; it is a magnificent set. . *** COLLATION & SPECIAL ILLUSTRATING TECHNIQUES: None of the below reference books list details of a full set which was issued complete in 5 volumes: part 1:3 volumes; part 2: 2 volumes supplement. The full list of the set is found at the end of volume 5 with a list of recent publications, this book is cited in the last column showing both parts 1 & 2 for a complete set in 5 volumes. This title was issued as a serial in 1877,then the supplement in 1879. . *** There are two variants to the paper used to print the pages: mica-flecked Washi [mulberry fiber] hand-made paper. Then the Deluxe example used mica-flecked Washi paper giving a "sparkle and sheen" to the as a background to the illustrations. This has always been a difficult paper to make and an expensive bonus to the edition. Seldom found in books of this period. . *** THE VARIETY OF BIRDS ILLUSTRATED: The Siberian goshawk or [falcon] O-taka [in Japanese] has been considered the best variety for use in falconry in Japan since ancient times. The Chinese call these birds Lao Ying. . * RARITY: Seldom found complete. For odd volumes of the set, please see our book number 450250, posted to our website. . *** Color photos are posted to our website. . *** . * DETAILS FOR EACH SPECIFIC COPY: * . Copy 2: A COMPLETE set of 5 volumes. . Bound in the publisher's yellow 'laid' paper covered boards, with red-printed title slips. . This copy has some of the usual slight darkening to volume 1 covers, with some darkening to the title slip which is printed in red. Signs of rubbing, dustiness, edge & corner wear, nevertheless tightly stitched and firmly bound. The contents are brilliantly clean, no marks or issues. This is a uniform complete set of matching volumes and was NOT made up from random odd volumes. We tend to be overly critical of condition, suffice to say this is in much better than the average example now approaching 150 years old. By and large a decent set, complete as issued. Please see our website photo cover.jpg for the covers to this item Note our scanner found it difficult to show actual color values. . * There is some of the usual slight wrinkling to the cover paper, small rubs, unusual minor signs of wear, feint stain, and the like. . We tend to be over critical, suffice to say this set is by and large in excellent condition for a book nearly 150 years old. . This is a uniform set, with cloth-covered inside spine corner of purple silk cloth intact [but a little rubbed as usual]. This is NOT a set made up from random odd volumes. . Please see our website photo spine.jpg for the covers to this item Note our scanner found it difficult to show actual color values. . *** REFERENCE & BIBLIOGRAPHY: . N. Brown: BLOCK PRINTING AND BOOK ILLUSTRATION, p.196. * G. Schack: KYOSAIS FALKENJAGD, Hamburg, 1968. Harting: BIBLIOTHECA ACCIPITRARIA, 372. Thieme-Becker XXII, S 155. * L. Dawes: CATALOGUE OF JAPANESE ILLUSTRATED BOOKS, 1972 pp.93, 183. Item: E.2694 to 2696-1925. * H. Kerlin: CATALOGUE OF PRE-MEIJI JAPANESE BOOKS & MAPS IN PUBLIC COLLECTIONS IN THE NETHERLANDS, #327, #327A ON P.816. * Douglas: CATALOGUE OF JAPANESE PRINTED BOOKS & MSS. IN THE BRITISH MUSEUM, London 1904, p.24, #16035.b.18. * Mitchell: ILLUSTRATED BOOKS OF THE NANGA & MARUYAMA...Los Angeles, 1972, p.113. * Sorimachi: CATALOGUE OF JAPANESE ILLUSTRATED BOOKS... IN THE NEW YORK PUBLIC LIBRARY...#625, p.133 for a citation. * Briot, Alain: EHON TAKA KAGAMI article in Bulletin Association Franco-Japonaise numero 36, Avirl 1992 * [KAWANABE KYOSAI MEMORIAL MUSEUM].: EHON TAKA KAGAMI: vol. ix-2 article, 1985. . [KAWANABE KYOSAI MEMORIAL MUSEUM].: KAWANABE KYOSAI DOKU HON * Kawanabe Kyosai: KYOSAI GADEN * ANIMA: special number: "Aigles et auteur" Heibonsha autumn 75 * Bugniot, J.M. CHASSE AU VOL EN EXTREME-ORIENT. An article in LA CHASSE AU VOL AU FIL DES TEMPS, issued by Musee International de la Chasse-Glen, France 1994. pp.187-192, 235-237. * T. Clark: DEMON OF PAINTING: The Art of Kawanabe Kyosai, * Riccar Museum: KAWANABE KYOSAI HANGA HANBON TEN: Exhibition of Kawanabe Kyosai's Woodblock Books, Tokyo 1987; this illustrates several pages from this work. * L. Roberts: DICTIONARY OF JAPANESE ARTISTS p.100. * BUCKLAND, Rosina. et al. A JAPANESE MENAGERIE: Animal Pictures of Kawanabe Kyosai. * Josiah Conder: PAINTINGS AND STUDIES, Tokyo 1911. . *** NOTE: Please check our website as we have several of the above reference works in stock. . * . (Inventory #: 96026802)

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