Onna kakun

Yasui, Joan [author]; Nishikawa, Sukenobu [illustrator].

Verlag: Kyoto: Masakiya Kichibei and Kikuya Rihei [publisher],  Kyoho 14 (1729). , 1729

Beschreibung

Japanese household rules from the eighteenth century by Nishikawa Sukenobu. A rare set of woodblock prints illustrating Japanese household rules. This set is valuable mainly because of the illustrations by Nishikawa Sukenobu (1671-1750), a prominent Kyotoite who was well-known for illustrating women's life in an elaborate manner. The contents reflect the habits of traditional Japanese patriarchal society during the Tokugawa era. The imagery includes radical scenes of womens behaviour, such as beating a housemaid or being violent towards a husband s mistress.     Three double page illustrations, 11 in total, all black-and-white. Woodblock printed. Original Japanese fukuro toji binding with original title slip. Scratch and rubbing on the cover. Dirt on the second volume cover. Small private stamps on each first page. Very minor wormholing on the second volume. Overall very good to near fine condition.  Three volumes complete. 22,8 x 16 cm. [18], [25], [17] leaves. Text in Japanese. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 1063

Bibliografische Details

Titel: Onna kakun

Verlag: Kyoto: Masakiya Kichibei and Kikuya Rihei [publisher],  Kyoho 14 (1729). 

Erscheinungsdatum: 1729

Einband: Soft cover

Zustand: Near Fine