1 / 12
japanese woodblock painting of a black and white cat and a rosea red book with chinese writing on it sitting on a tablean open book with a drawing of a man and a woman on a benchan old book with drawings of people and animals on itan open book with drawings of a man and a woman sitting on the groundan open book with two drawings of a woman and a lionan open book with a drawing of a group of people and a catan open book with a drawing of a goat and a bearan open book with asian writing on it sitting on top of a tablean old book with chinese writing on it on a tablea close up of an old book on a stand on a white surfacean old book that has been left open on the table
KÂ- MONDO / KAPANDJI MORHANGE

184 - [JAPAN – GAFU]. Album of prints, Meiji period.
See original version (French)

Estimate €100 - €150
Sale commission
Description
[JAPAN – GAFU]. Album of prints, Meiji period. An interesting insight into the teaching of drawing and the decorative arts in Japan during the Meiji era. Tokyo (Nihonbashi), Shuppan (?), c. 1885. In-12, Chinese-style binding with visible stitching, blue patterned paper cover, title label. Unpaginated (title on red paper, 19 leaves), numerous woodblock prints in black and pale pink. Some scuffing. Paper very slightly browned. A Japanese illustrated album of painting models depicting various subjects, intended for use by artists: Buddhist figures (Kannon, Monju, Fugen), the Seven Gods of Good Fortune, Taoist and Confucian sages, animals, flowers, birds, children and genre scenes. This type of work was widely used by artists of the Meiji era to copy or draw inspiration from Chinese and Japanese models. In excellent condition.
See original version (French)
Auto-translation. Refer to original language for legal validity.
About the sale Sale of collectable books and first editions – Varia III –
Auction location
Auction time 09/14/2026 at 2:00 PM
Pictures credits: Contact the Auction House
You may also like