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[JAPAN] Fujimi jusanshu yochi zenzu - Complete map of the 13 Fujimi states. Tokyo, Edo period, Tenpo 13, 1842. Large scenic map covering eight provinces in the Kanto region, including a detailed representation of Mount Fuji and the five provinces of Izu, Suruga, Totomi, Kai, and Shinano. The map accurately describes towns, villages, roads, rivers, and other geographical features in great detail. In contrast to the distant representations typical of the period, Mount Fuji is depicted with a level of detail and realism surprising for a map published in the late Edo period, somewhat anticipating more modern techniques of representation. Folded map, (1530 x 1740mm). Coloured engraving (some minor worming, mainly to margins, and some folding, light wear). Publisher's decorated paper wrappers. (1)

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[JAPAN] Fujimi jusanshu yochi zenzu - Complete map of the 13 Fujimi states. Tokyo, Edo period, Tenpo 13, 1842. Large scenic map covering eight provinces in the Kanto region, including a detailed representation of Mount Fuji and the five provinces of Izu, Suruga, Totomi, Kai, and Shinano. The map accurately describes towns, villages, roads, rivers, and other geographical features in great detail. In contrast to the distant representations typical of the period, Mount Fuji is depicted with a level of detail and realism surprising for a map published in the late Edo period, somewhat anticipating more modern techniques of representation. Folded map, (1530 x 1740mm). Coloured engraving (some minor worming, mainly to margins, and some folding, light wear). Publisher's decorated paper wrappers. (1)

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SHUSAI: TWO PARTS FROM THE HEXAPTYCH OF YOKAI APPEARING IN A DREAM TO THE RETIRED EMPEROR GO-TOBA SHUSAI: TWO PARTS FROM THE HEXAPTYCH OF YOKAI APPEARING IN A DREAM TO THE RETIRED EMPEROR GO-TOBA By Shusai (active 1860-1880), Signed oju Shusai utsusu Japan, dated 1865 Color woodblock print on paper. Each signed oju Shusai utsusu, censor’s seal ushi san aratame; publisher Tsukiji Daikin (Daikokuya Kinnosuke, in the Tsukiji district, Tokyo). The distorted demons walk in a chaotic parade similar to Hyakki Yagyo, carrying banners and instruments, festooned in fantastical outfits and depicted with comical expressions. SIZE of the sheet 37 x 24.6 cm (each) Condition: Good condition and great colors, with trimmed margins, very minor material loss and creasing. Firmly mounted at the upper part to a paper mat. Provenance: Galerie Wansart, Brussels, 15 February 1949. Collection of Robert and Isabelle de Strycker, acquired from the above. Robert de Strycker (1903-1968) was a French engineer who specialized in metallurgy. He was a Stanford graduate, a professor at the University of Leuven, a director of the Institute of Metallurgy at the Université Catholique de Louvain, and one of the most influential members of the faculty of applied sciences. After World War II, he made large contributions to France’s post-war recovery. Robert and his wife Isabelle (1915-2010) first encountered Chinese art at the British Museum during a stay in London in the 1930s. Enamored with the style and beauty, they both decided to study and collect Japanese and Chinese works of art. In 1938 they eventually began to build their collection, buying from Belgian, Parisian, and English dealers. They kept close contact with the famous English collector Sir Harry Garner (1891-1977) and noted Czech collector and expert Fritz Low-Beer (1906-1976). In 1964, the couple lent 174 objects from their collection to the Belgian city of Leuven’s museum for an exhibition titled Oude kunst in Leuvens Privébezit (‘Old Art in Private Collections in Leuven’), and in 1967 they lent around thirty Japanese objects to the Royal Museums of Art and History in Brussels for their exhibition Kunst van Japan im belgischen Privatverzameingen (‘Japanese Art in Belgian Private Collections’). This pair of prints is part of a hexaptych depicting the story of Emperor Go-Toba’s dream, where he was visited by yokai and oni while suffering from severe illness. Upon waking, the emperor discovered he had been cured of his ailment by the dream. The story is strongly influenced by the folk legend of the Hyakki Yagyo (Night Parade of One Hundred Demons) as can be seen in the many monsters prancing about, some of which are identical to those in the Hyakki Yagyo. Hyakki Yagyo (Night parade of one hundred demons) refers to a parade of supernatural creatures, oni and yokai, who walk the streets of Japan at night. It is used as an idiom to refer to the chaos when the supernatural and natural world collide. It is similar to the English ‘pandemonium,’ which references the chaos which ensued at the opening of Pandora’s box. The night parade was a popular theme in Japanese visual art. One of the oldest and most famous examples is the 16th-century handscroll Hyakki Yagyo Zu located in the Shinju-an of Daitoku-ji, Kyoto. Museum comparison: Compare identical prints in the collection of the Fukuoka City Museum, Japan, collection number FCM2011P00750 and FCM2011P00749. A complete set of the hexaptych is in the collection of the Waseda University Library, call no. チ05 04399.

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