{"product_id":"a-late-edo-period-painting-album-circa-1800-1864-22-beautiful-paintings-and-calligraphy-examples-on-paper-and-silk-landscapes-floral-arrangements-and-more-including-one-by-a-rinpa-school-artist","title":"A Late Edo Period Painting Album, Circa 1800-1864. 22 Beautiful Paintings and Calligraphy Examples on Paper and Silk. Landscapes, Floral Arrangements, and More, Including One by a Rinpa School Artist","description":"\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';\"\u003eTitle: A Late Edo Period Painting Album, Circa 1800-1864. 22 Beautiful Paintings and Calligraphy Examples on Paper and Silk. Landscapes, Floral Arrangements, and More, Including One by a Rinpa School Artist\u003cbr\u003eAuthor: Attributed to Suzuki Kiitsu; Nukina Kaioku; Fukuda Hanko; and Others\u003cbr\u003eCondition: Fair\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';\"\u003eA Late Edo Period, early to mid 19th century painting album, attributed to several artists of the periods, with names such as \u003cb\u003eNukina Kaioku\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003eFukuda Hanko\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003eKenjiro Noguchi\u003c\/b\u003e, and even \u003cb\u003eSuzuki Kiitsu\u003c\/b\u003e of the famed Rinpa School, bearing their seals and signatures.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';\"\u003eThere are 17 paintings of various sizes and formats, several being full page examples, and a few being produced on silk, while the rest are on paper. From landscapes to floral arrangements, deities, and more, there are a number of subjects produced with numerous techniques. There are also five examples of fine and beautiful calligraphy, with at least one produced on silk.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';\"\u003eSuzuki Kiitsu \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';\"\u003e(1796-1858) was a painter of the Rinpa School, and student of the famed Sakai Hoitsu (1761–1828). For a long time, he was considered a minor member of Rinpa school of Japanese painting, but in recent years his work has been reevaluated and gained recognition, leading to a series of major exhibitions of his art in 2016–2017 in Tokyo, Hyogo and Kyoto, with considerable focus on some of the six-panel byōbu folding screens he produced.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';\"\u003eNukina Kaioku\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';\"\u003e (1778-1863) was a painter and calligrapher, with many pseudonyms, but Kaioku and Sūō are the most well-known. He was considered a leader in the field of Japanese calligraphy during the Edo period and was also skilled at painting in the Nanga style, also known as the Southern School style of Chinese painting. By the end of his life, Kaioku was recognized both as one of the most outstanding calligraphers of his time and admired in his role as a scholar of Chinese writing styles. Along with Maki Ryoko and Ichikawa Beian, he was one of the renowned calligraphers in groups of three referred to as \u003ci\u003eSanpitsu\u003c\/i\u003e, or Three Brushes, during the Bakumatsu Period.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';\"\u003eFukuda Hanko \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';\"\u003e(1804-1864) was a Nanga painter of the Late Edo Period, with a given name of Kitsu. He first studied under Magata Tairei and later under Watanabe Kazan, becoming a disciple and being recognized as one of Kazan's Ten Philosophers.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';\"\u003eJudging by the numerous blank pages and empty frames, it is clear this album must have had dozens of other paintings and calligraphy pieces, but most have been removed, likely for individual framing or re-sale, leaving this remaining selection.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';\"\u003eOne painting album in \u003ci\u003eorihon\u003c\/i\u003e format (31.8 x 29.7 cm), 46 leaves\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';\"\u003eThis album is in fair shape, the original brocade covers gone, and the stuffing exposed and coming loose, though the boards are firm. Several paintings are stained, with one painting having crumpled corners, thankfully not affecting the main composition itself.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"That Guy With The Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51632564633911,"sku":null,"price":1225.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0281\/1589\/4371\/files\/20260101_190439.jpg?v=1769915646","url":"https:\/\/thatguywiththebooks.com\/products\/a-late-edo-period-painting-album-circa-1800-1864-22-beautiful-paintings-and-calligraphy-examples-on-paper-and-silk-landscapes-floral-arrangements-and-more-including-one-by-a-rinpa-school-artist","provider":"That Guy With The Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}