One hundred patterns from the capital

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Tomon hyakka ["One hundred flowers of patterns from the capital"]

Adachi, Mahaya [Shinsoku] [illustrated by].

Kyōto: Bunsekidō Kitamura Shirobē, Meiji 24 [1891].

A two-volume set of motifs of animals, plants, flowers, and landscapes inspired by traditional Japanese patterns. The artist, Adachi Mahaya, was originally an engraver of menuki, decorative metal ornaments used in sword hilts. He is thought to have studied painting under yamato-e artist Ukita Ikkei (1795-1859). He later took painted motifs for Kiyomizu-yaki pottery, Fushimi ceramics, and yūzen fabrics for Takashimaya (Shoga nise monogatari (1919), p. 217-218). Reports suggest he created manuscript copies of the Chōjūgiga scrolls in the Meiji era (one record describes this as creating reproductions, another as producing forgeries). A lovely set of creative and colourful patterns.

Two stab-bound (musubitoji) volumes, complete, on double leaves, traditional East Asian binding style (fukurotoji). Original wrappers worn and soiled. Occasional browning, marginal ink marks and minor offsetting to leaves. Ink stains to last illustration and sticker removal to lower pastedown of volume one. Most opening edges in volume two split. Sticker removal to last page of text in volume two also. Small losses to hanagire. 50 leaves, continuously paginated. Each volume measures 26 x 27.3 cm

One hundred patterns from the capital
Price: $700.00 (USD)