Original woodblock prints bound in two albums - Published by Kondo Happodo (50) - Cardboard, Mulberry paper - Kojima Gyokuhō 児嶋玉鳳 (1907-1934) - "Utae hyakuban" 歌絵百番 (One Hundred Poems) vol 1 (parts I & II) - Japan - 1932
Original woodblock prints bound in two albums - Published by Kondo Happodo (50) - Kojima Gyokuhō 児嶋玉鳳 (1907-1934) - "Utae hyakuban" 歌絵百番 (One Hundred Poems) vol 1 (parts I & II) - Japan - 1932 Original woodblock printed- 1932 Rare edition, 2 volumes, 50 prints 50 woodblock prints-by Kojima Gyokuho (1907 - 34) . A set of 50 woodblock prints, mounted on cardboard. The theme of this series is from the Japanese traditional ballads. Published by Kondo Happodo in Kyoto in 1932 (Showa 7) . The subject of the series are Japanese traditional ballads. The luxurious printing techniques such as the use of metallic pigments, gofun, and embossing are were employed extensively in the publication of this series. Woodblock prints; ink and color on paper, embossing, gofun and various pigments. In chitsu case, each volume in its chitsu. This is the Showa 7 edition of Happo-do "Utae Hyakuban". A "song picture" is a picture that expresses the content of a poem, a story, or a famous event. The original poems and stories are associated with the depictions of the objects, natural phenomena, flora and fauna that appear. "Utae Hyakuban" depicts the song world of shamisen joruri such as Nagauta, Kiyomoto, and Jobanzu. Size: 28×50 cm The prints themselves are intact, no damage whatsoever. The colors are vibrant and the prints breath life due to the natural pigments and especially to the various and numerous embossing. The cardboard exterior box was beginning to bend under the pressure of time so the previous owner tried to repair the failing edges with some kind of tape. The silk at the 4 corners of both volumes is worn out. The prints are mounted on accordion binding style (orihon) . The cardboard mount has spots of mold and age yellowish color especially on the first/last files, but the prints itself are not damaged. The prints could be unmounted from the cardboard with a very sharp thin cutter.
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Original woodblock prints bound in two albums - Published by Kondo Happodo (50) - Kojima Gyokuhō 児嶋玉鳳 (1907-1934) - "Utae hyakuban" 歌絵百番 (One Hundred Poems) vol 1 (parts I & II) - Japan - 1932 Original woodblock printed- 1932 Rare edition, 2 volumes, 50 prints 50 woodblock prints-by Kojima Gyokuho (1907 - 34) . A set of 50 woodblock prints, mounted on cardboard. The theme of this series is from the Japanese traditional ballads. Published by Kondo Happodo in Kyoto in 1932 (Showa 7) . The subject of the series are Japanese traditional ballads. The luxurious printing techniques such as the use of metallic pigments, gofun, and embossing are were employed extensively in the publication of this series. Woodblock prints; ink and color on paper, embossing, gofun and various pigments. In chitsu case, each volume in its chitsu. This is the Showa 7 edition of Happo-do "Utae Hyakuban". A "song picture" is a picture that expresses the content of a poem, a story, or a famous event. The original poems and stories are associated with the depictions of the objects, natural phenomena, flora and fauna that appear. "Utae Hyakuban" depicts the song world of shamisen joruri such as Nagauta, Kiyomoto, and Jobanzu. Size: 28×50 cm The prints themselves are intact, no damage whatsoever. The colors are vibrant and the prints breath life due to the natural pigments and especially to the various and numerous embossing. The cardboard exterior box was beginning to bend under the pressure of time so the previous owner tried to repair the failing edges with some kind of tape. The silk at the 4 corners of both volumes is worn out. The prints are mounted on accordion binding style (orihon) . The cardboard mount has spots of mold and age yellowish color especially on the first/last files, but the prints itself are not damaged. The prints could be unmounted from the cardboard with a very sharp thin cutter.
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