two books with asian writing on them sitting on a tabletwo books sitting on top of a white table next to each otheran open book with a picture of a cat on itan open book with a picture of a cat and a bird on itan open book with asian writing on it on a tablean open book with a picture of a woman sitting on the flooran open book on a table with pictures of people on itan open book with pictures of people on ita brown book with a chinese writing on itan open book with chinese writing on it on a tablean open book with a picture of a person sitting on a boat in the water
TAJAN

152 - SET OF TWO BOOKS ON JAPANESE PAINTING:
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Estimate €60 - €80
Description
SET OF TWO BOOKS ON JAPANESE PAINTING: - KASEN: SANJÛROKU KASEN-E (The Thirty-Six Immortal Poets). A History of Portrait Paintings of the Thirty-Six Poets, by Tôru Mori, published by Tokyo Bijutsu Seinenkai, 1972. A book in Japanese describing and illustrating the various versions of the portraits of the thirty-six poets (i.e. the Satake, Agedatami, Narikane, Gotobain, Tamie, Mitsunaga and Keiun versions). Accompanied by a small booklet in English, translated from Japanese by Sô Yamaoka Hardback with a cloth slipcase (minor soiling on the slipcase). - KANÔ-RYÛ TAIKAN, ‘An Overview of the Kanô School’. Illustrated with 106 plates, including 2 in colour, labelled in Japanese and English; Japanese-style binding, cloth-bound covers (with some wear).
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About the sale THE BERNARD ROUSSEAU COLLECTION – DRAWINGS BY HOKUSAI, PAINTINGS FROM JAPAN AND CHINA
Auction location
Auction time 10/22/2026 at 3:30 PM
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