MS Japanese 41

A woodblock printed album containing various black and white sketches by Aikawa Minwa (d.1821), who was one of the artists of the Rinpa revival of the early nineteenth century and published a number of illustrated books and albums. This was first published in 1819, but this copy was printed from the original blocks in 1834 by Hon’ya Kichibee of Osaka.

Japan, 1834

Material: paper; 1冊 | 1 volume; binding dimensions: height 259mm, width 183mm, depth 12mm