a set of four old books with drawings on them
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97 - THREE BOOKS ILLUSTRATED BY HOKUSAI
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Estimate €300 - €500
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THREE BOOKS ILLUSTRATED BY HOKUSAI . EHON CHÛKYÔ “The Illustrated Book of Loyalty”, 1 volume (complete). Signed “Made by an old man, formerly Hokusai”, Published by Kobayashi Shinbe, in Edo; engraver, Sugita Kinsuke, published in the 5th year of Tenpō (1834). A work inspired by the Zhongjing, one of the five Confucian canonical texts of China. On the spine, a date in ink: the 1st year of the Genji era (1864). (Stains, wear and tear). . EHON ONNA IMAGAWA, ‘Illustrated Book of Precepts for Women’, 1844 edition? Complete in one volume, in black and white, 13 illustrated double-pages, alternating with an equal number of pages of text. (Damage, wear and tear, unbound; the spine cover and a few pages before the title page are missing) . HOKUSAI SHIN HINAGATA, the full title translating as a book of illustrations and pattern designs for various trades and craftsmen, 1 complete vol., printed during the Meiji period, late 19th century. (Stains, wear and tear). DIM. 22.8 x 15.7 cm (9 x 6 3/16 in.) – 22.7 x 15.7 cm (8 15/16 x 6 3/16 in.) - 22.7 × 15.9 cm (8 15/16 × 6 1/4 in.)
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About the sale THE BERNARD ROUSSEAU COLLECTION – DRAWINGS BY HOKUSAI, PAINTINGS FROM JAPAN AND CHINA
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Auction time 10/22/2026 at 3:30 PM
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