Ise Monogatari Tale Of Ise

$37,500 · Offered by Jonathan A. Hill Bookseller

Finely illustrated manuscript of Tale of Ise on smooth & thick torinoko paper with 30 full-page & one double-page paintings, employing sumi ink, various washes, sprinkled gold, & gold paint. Leaves of text underpainted in gold with delicate floral devices. Written throughout in a fine calligraphic cursive hand. 34; 35; 33 leaves. Three vols. Small 4to 234 x 171 mm. , retchoso binding, orig. gold & blue-green silk brocade over semi-stiff

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