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214 - Asia - Japan. Set of 7 albums from the collection "Tales of Ancient Japan," in-12 format, Japanese-style sewn binding, on crepe paper, translated by J. DAUTREMER, Tokyo, Hasegawa, undated (c. 1885–1900). Color illustrations by Japanese artists (including Kobayashi Eitaku): No. 1—Momotaro; No. 2—The Sparrow with the Cut-Off Tongue; No. 3—The Battle of the Monkey and the Crab; No. 5 - Mount Katsi Katsi; No. 6 The Mouse’s Wedding; No. 9 - The Eight-Headed Serpent; No. 10 The Mirror of Matsuyama.
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Asia - Japan. Set of 7 albums from the collection "Tales of Ancient Japan," in-12 format, Japanese-style sewn binding, on crepe paper, translated by J. DAUTREMER, Tokyo, Hasegawa, undated (c. 1885–1900). Color illustrations by Japanese artists (including Kobayashi Eitaku): No. 1—Momotaro; No. 2—The Sparrow with the Cut-Off Tongue; No. 3—The Battle of the Monkey and the Crab; No. 5 - Mount Katsi Katsi; No. 6 The Mouse’s Wedding; No. 9 - The Eight-Headed Serpent; No. 10 The Mirror of Matsuyama. Copies are faded and show signs of wear. A lovely collection published during the Meiji era and emblematic of the Japonism movement that followed in the West. The 28 volumes comprising this collection were published between 1885 and 1905.
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