尾形月耕 OGATA GEKKO Original woodblock print illustrated books 14 books of Gekko Manga series consisting of 3 sets 21 books Irohabiki Gekko Manga 以呂波引 月耕漫画 (Gekko's sketches in Alphabetical Order) 50 pages all illustrated 1894-1903
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尾形月耕 OGATA GEKKO Original woodblock print illustrated books published by Toyodo 東陽堂 The first and second sets 14 books of Gekko Manga series consisting of 3 sets 21 books Irohabiki Gekko Manga 以呂波引 月耕漫画 (Gekko's sketches in Alphabetical Order) 50 pages all illustrated 1894-1903 (Meiji 27-36) V591
尾形月耕 Ogata Gekko (1859-1920)
Ukiyo-e artist and Japanese-style painter of the Meiji and Taisho periods. Born in Kyobashi, Edo. Admired Tani Buncho, Kikuchi Yosai, Kawanabe Kyosai, and others, and studied painting by himself. In the early years of the Meiji era (1868-1912), he painted maki-e for ebira (picture leaflets) and rickshaws, and preliminary sketches for pottery for export.
Around 1887, he and 水野年方 Mizuno Toshikata became extremely popular as two of the best illustrators for newspapers.
His works include "Gekko Manga" and "Gekko Essay". He also actively participated in overseas world expositions, exhibiting at the Chicago Columbus Exposition in 1893, Paris in 1900, the 5th National Industrial Exhibition in 1903, and the Japan-Britain Exposition in 1910
Irohabiki Gekko Manga 以呂波引 月耕漫画
Three sets and 21 books of published for 10 years from January 1894 to August 1903.
Focusing on portraits, which were Gekko's forte, various objects such as Yokai, Yurei, ghosts, goblins, and samurai are depicted in the order of Iroha.
Dimension of the 14 books including the cover : 6.8" x 9.6" x / 5.2" / 17.2cm x 24.4cm x 13.1cm
Dimension of the 1 book : 6.5" x 9.4" x 0.4" / 16.4cm x 24cm x 0.9cm
Material: Paper
Technique: Woodblock print
Weight: 2380g in total
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