One volume.
21.2 cm by 16 cm.
This is a copy of the original, the latter bearing the date
1481.
Isemonogatari, or Tales or Ise, is a famous classic,
supposedly written by Ariwara-no-Narihira, which consists of
a number of short chapters, sprinkled with many waka, mostly
embodying the amorous adventures of a nobleman of Kyoto
in the Fujiwara period with whom Narihira himself is identified.
(A f 2) MANNYO SHINSAI HYAKUSHU-KAI
(Commentary on the one hundred new extracts from Manyoshu). By Kamo Mabuchi. Three books.
27.2 cm by 19.4 cm.
That Kamo Mabuchi was the greatest known authority
on Manyoshu was elsewhere stated, and the book mentioned
contains 100 choice poems from Manyoshu, selected and commented on by Mabuchi. The book has the seal mark "Kuwana
Bunko" (Kuwana Library).
(A f 3) REPRESENTATIONS OF SARTORIAL EQUIPMENTS
Painted in colors on paper. Three scrolls in a box.
Pictures of official robes and headgears, etc.
27.3 cm by 1246 cm.
Pictures of wardrobe-shelf for coronets and headgears,
etc.
27.3 cm by 1465 cm.
Pictures of headgears.
27.3 cm by 866 cm.
These are typical specimens of scrolls descriptive of the
sartorial customs of olden days.
(A f 4) PICTORIAL PLAN OF SENKE SUKIYA
(Tea ceremony cottage of the Senke school). One book.
28 cm by 21.4 cm.
(A f 5) SHUZO GOKETSU-KI
(Pictorial Plans of Feudal Castles Collected.)
Vol. 1. One book.
27 cm by 19 cm.
The book contains pictorial plans of the Castle of Nijo,
Kyoto, and various other castles around Kinai (Imperial capital district) and on the Tokaido road, with additional information concerning the revenues of the Lords of those castles.
The book covers a period extending from 1569 to 1685.
(A f 6) HAMAGURI, or NARA-PICTURE BOOK
It consists of two volumes with title pages bearing picture
in gold on indigo ground. Two books.
17.1 cm by 25.7 cm.
Nara Picture Books are traceable to the origin of the
tri-color books of about Kan-ei period (books illustrated in
red, blue and yellow) with texts in black. It is a kind of a
common story book, and the term "Hamaguri" (clam) is
derived from the clam-like shape of the book, that is, somewhat sidelong in shape. The present volumes are products of
early Tokugawa period.
(A f 7) PICTORIAL SKETCHES BY KAWAMURA KIHO
One volume.
Attached with it is a booklet embodying Kiho's art works
in chronological order, being a reproduction in Meiji era.
This is a typical specimen of similar works prepared for
wood carving, or the original "copy" for picture books, to be
carved on wooden blocks.
It contains a preface by Kamo Suetaka, written in 1808,
and an epilogue written by Kiho himself.
