MS Japanese 49

A sequel to the Dōchū hizakurige series of comic travelogues by Jippensha Ikku (1765-1831). It consists of 15 woodblock printed volumes, of which the first 11 were written by the satirist Kanagaki Robun (1829-1894) and the remainder by Fusō Hiroshi, and published between 1870-76. This copy is incomplete, consisting of vols.1, 2,10 and 15 only. Contains both polychrome and monochrome illustrations. Vol.15 was illustrated by Kawanabe Kyōsai (1831-89) and the others by Utagawa Yoshiiku (1833-1904), a pupil of Utagawa Kuniyoshi, who became a newspaper illustrator after the Meiji Restoration.

Japan, 1870-1876

Material: paper; 8冊(初・二・十編奥附書肆) | 8 volumes (sections 1-2,10 and 15); binding dimensions: height 185mm, width 126mm, depth 47mm