GYO^SAI GADAN
1887. Item #88559
Kawanabe Kyoosai [Gyosai]. GYOSAI GADAN. Tokyo: Iwamoto Shun, Meiji 20 [1887]. 25.4 x 17.6 cm. 4 volumes, string-bound Japanese-style in printed covers with paper labels. All in a folding "chitsu" box with a colorful woodblock printed label (clasps missing). Black and white and color illustrations throughout. This famous artist's autobiography and copybook provides a remarkable insight into the world of the traditional arts in mid-Meiji Japan by their foremost practitioner. Though this work is not uncommon, the excellence of the impressions and the general condition render it a desirable copy. There is wear to the box, and a bit of rubbing to the covers, else very good.
Price: $1,250.00