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UTAGAWA KUNISADA (1786-1864) AND UTAGAWA KUNIYASU (1794-1832), illustrators, KYOKUTEI BAKIN (1767-1848), author: Shimpen Kimpeibai "Plum in a golden bottle" the parody of the Chinese story "The golden lotus"; front cover, colophon or preface, titled, signed by author, illustrator and publisher, dated Bunsei 14 (Tempo 2) (1831)-Koka 4 (1847), published by Izumiya Ichibei; fukurotoji-bon, 10 vols. in 40 separate books (comprising jo jo, jo ge, ge jo and ge ge, each volume bound together) complete (each approx. 17.7 x 12cm.), block printed in black, front covers printed in color with figures (some with title, volume number, illustrator, author or publisher's name), sewn, in paper chitsu, good impressions and color, slight damage on edges, some worming
Contents: each book 10 leaves, numbered jo jo 1-10, jo ge 11-20, ge jo 21-30, ge ge 31-40, inside front cover with colophon, inside back cover with advertisement: Vol. 1 jo jo, front cover dated Tempo kinoe-uma (1834), no colophon, 2-pg. preface dated Bunsei 14 (Tempo 2) (1831), 19 pp. text, jo ge, colophon dated kanoto-u (1831), 20 pp. text, advertisement dated Tempo 8 (1837), ge jo, front cover dated Tempo 5 (1834), 20 pp. text, ge ge, colophon dated kanoto-u (1831), 20 pp. text, advertisement dated Tempo 8 (1837); Vol. 2 jo jo, no colophon, 2-pg. preface dated Tempo 3 (1832), 19 pp. text, jo ge, colophon dated kinoe-uma (1834), 20 pp. text, ge jo, colophon dated Tempo mizunto-mi (1833), 20 pp. text, ge ge, colophon dated Tempo 4 (1833), 20 pp. text; Vol. 3 jo jo, no colophon, 2-pg. preface dated Tempo 5 (1834), 19 pp. text, jo ge, colophon dated Tempo kinoe-uma (1834), 20 pp. text, ge jo, 20 pp. text, undated, ge ge, front cover dated Tempo kinoto-hitsuji (1835), 20 pp. text; Vol. 4 jo jo, front cover dated hinoe-saru (1836), no colophon, 2-pg. preface dated Tempo 7 (1836), 19 pp. text, jo ge, colophon dated Tempo 7 (1836), 20 pp. text, advertisement dated Tempo 7 (1836), ge jo, colophon dated hinoe-saru (1836), 20 pp. text, ge ge, 20 pp. text, undated; Vol. 5 jo jo, 2-pg. preface dated Tempo hinoto tori, soko "manuscripted in 1837" and Tempo 9 tsuchinoe-inu, shimpan "published in 1838", 19 pp. text, jo ge, front cover dated tsuchinoe-inu (1838), 20 pp. text, ge jo, colophon dated Tempo 9 (1838), 20 p. text, ge ge, 20 pp. text, undated; Vol. 6 jo jo, 1-pg. preface dated Tempo 10 (1839), 19 pp. text, jo ge, colophon dated tsuchinoto-i (1839), 20 pp. text, ge jo, colophon dated Tempo 10 (1839), 20 pp. text, ge ge, 20 pp. text, undated; Vol. 7 jo jo, 1-pg. preface dated Tempo 11 (1840), 19 pp. text, jo ge, colophon dated Tempo kanoe-ne (1840), 20 pp. text, ge jo, colophon dated kanoe-ne (1840), 20 pp. text, ge ge, 20 pp. text, undated; Vol. 8 jo jo, colophon and 1-pg. preface dated Tempo 12 (1841), 19 pp. text, jo ge, colophon dated kanoto-ushi (1841), 20 pp. text, ge jo, colophon dated Tempo kanoto-ushi (1841), 20 pp. text, ge ge, colophon dated kanoto-ushi (1841), 20 pp. text; Vol. 9 jo jo, 1-pg. preface dated Tempo 13 (1842), 19 pp. text, jo ge, colophon dated Tempo mizunoe-tora (1842), 20 pp. text, ge jo, colophon dated Tempo mizunoe-tora (1842), 20 pp. text, ge ge, colophon dated mizunoe-tora (1842), 20 pp. text; Vol. 10 jo jo, no colophon, 2-pg. preface dated Koka 4 (1847), 19 pp. text, jo ge, colophon illustration signed Eisen ga and dated Koka 4 (1847), 20 pp. text, ge jo, 20 pp. text, undated, ge ge, 20 pp. text, undated (10)
Contents: each book 10 leaves, numbered jo jo 1-10, jo ge 11-20, ge jo 21-30, ge ge 31-40, inside front cover with colophon, inside back cover with advertisement: Vol. 1 jo jo, front cover dated Tempo kinoe-uma (1834), no colophon, 2-pg. preface dated Bunsei 14 (Tempo 2) (1831), 19 pp. text, jo ge, colophon dated kanoto-u (1831), 20 pp. text, advertisement dated Tempo 8 (1837), ge jo, front cover dated Tempo 5 (1834), 20 pp. text, ge ge, colophon dated kanoto-u (1831), 20 pp. text, advertisement dated Tempo 8 (1837); Vol. 2 jo jo, no colophon, 2-pg. preface dated Tempo 3 (1832), 19 pp. text, jo ge, colophon dated kinoe-uma (1834), 20 pp. text, ge jo, colophon dated Tempo mizunto-mi (1833), 20 pp. text, ge ge, colophon dated Tempo 4 (1833), 20 pp. text; Vol. 3 jo jo, no colophon, 2-pg. preface dated Tempo 5 (1834), 19 pp. text, jo ge, colophon dated Tempo kinoe-uma (1834), 20 pp. text, ge jo, 20 pp. text, undated, ge ge, front cover dated Tempo kinoto-hitsuji (1835), 20 pp. text; Vol. 4 jo jo, front cover dated hinoe-saru (1836), no colophon, 2-pg. preface dated Tempo 7 (1836), 19 pp. text, jo ge, colophon dated Tempo 7 (1836), 20 pp. text, advertisement dated Tempo 7 (1836), ge jo, colophon dated hinoe-saru (1836), 20 pp. text, ge ge, 20 pp. text, undated; Vol. 5 jo jo, 2-pg. preface dated Tempo hinoto tori, soko "manuscripted in 1837" and Tempo 9 tsuchinoe-inu, shimpan "published in 1838", 19 pp. text, jo ge, front cover dated tsuchinoe-inu (1838), 20 pp. text, ge jo, colophon dated Tempo 9 (1838), 20 p. text, ge ge, 20 pp. text, undated; Vol. 6 jo jo, 1-pg. preface dated Tempo 10 (1839), 19 pp. text, jo ge, colophon dated tsuchinoto-i (1839), 20 pp. text, ge jo, colophon dated Tempo 10 (1839), 20 pp. text, ge ge, 20 pp. text, undated; Vol. 7 jo jo, 1-pg. preface dated Tempo 11 (1840), 19 pp. text, jo ge, colophon dated Tempo kanoe-ne (1840), 20 pp. text, ge jo, colophon dated kanoe-ne (1840), 20 pp. text, ge ge, 20 pp. text, undated; Vol. 8 jo jo, colophon and 1-pg. preface dated Tempo 12 (1841), 19 pp. text, jo ge, colophon dated kanoto-ushi (1841), 20 pp. text, ge jo, colophon dated Tempo kanoto-ushi (1841), 20 pp. text, ge ge, colophon dated kanoto-ushi (1841), 20 pp. text; Vol. 9 jo jo, 1-pg. preface dated Tempo 13 (1842), 19 pp. text, jo ge, colophon dated Tempo mizunoe-tora (1842), 20 pp. text, ge jo, colophon dated Tempo mizunoe-tora (1842), 20 pp. text, ge ge, colophon dated mizunoe-tora (1842), 20 pp. text; Vol. 10 jo jo, no colophon, 2-pg. preface dated Koka 4 (1847), 19 pp. text, jo ge, colophon illustration signed Eisen ga and dated Koka 4 (1847), 20 pp. text, ge jo, 20 pp. text, undated, ge ge, 20 pp. text, undated (10)