Gunchô Gaei. Manga Zukô

Rare suite of woodcuts by Itchô Hanabusa (英一蝶) on Japanese folk tales, printed in black ink. Only one volume of a three-volume set, possible 19th-century reprint.

Bound in Japanese style, pages bound by a seam, blue soft cover with title label, folds, small stains and lacks of blue paper to corners, ink stain in title piece not affecting the text.

Itchô Hanabusa was part of the Kanō school and studied under Kanō Yasunobu, however he rejected this training to become a renowned painter and calligrapher.

Illustrations of Japanese legends with genre scenes, animals and flowers. The technique of Ukiyo-e, or Japanese printmaking, is very close to the original drawing, since the ink drawing was affixed to a piece of wood that the engraver carved out, precisely following the lines of the drawing, itself destroyed in the process.
Japanese bookplate, stamped in red ink.

Illustrations des légendes japonaises avec des scènes de genre, des animaux et des fleurs. On rappellera que la technique de l'Ukiyo-e ou estampe japonaise, est très proche du dessin original, puisqu'on apposait le dessin à l'encre sur un pièce de bois que le graveur creusait, suivant précisément les lignes du dessin, lui-même détruit par cette opération.
Ex-libris japonais, cachet à l'encre rouge.