{"product_id":"a-nanga-sketchbook-1830-twenty-heavily-detailed-pages-of-ink-landscapes-and-craggy-mountains","title":"A Nanga Sketchbook, 1830. Twenty Heavily Detailed Pages of Ink Landscapes and Craggy Mountains","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 Nanga Sketchbook, 1830. Twenty Heavily Detailed Pages of Ink Landscapes and Craggy Mountains\u003cbr\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 10.5pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: Roboto; color: #5f6368; background: white;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\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';\"\u003eTakahashi\u003cbr\u003eCondition: Very Good\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 19th century manuscript sketchbook, being a literati artist’s selection of ink drawings.\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 20 pages of some beautiful coastal landscapes, with numerous, craggy cliffscapes and watery scenery, and many of the regions have been noted in red ink.\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';\"\u003eThe manuscript has been signed by one \u003cb\u003eTakahashi\u003c\/b\u003e, the rest of the name being rather difficult to read, and is dated Bunsei 13, or 1830. Although his identify is not fully recognized, the illustrations are very clearly in the style of the Southern School of Chinese painting.\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 manuscript in quarto (24.7 x 17.4 cm), 9 leaves and 1 tipped in leaf\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 manuscript is in very good shape, with some soiling and wear to the covers. There is some soiling throughout, and some staining to the lower margins.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"That Guy With The Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51634832441655,"sku":null,"price":500.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0281\/1589\/4371\/files\/20251222_155702.jpg?v=1769898333","url":"https:\/\/thatguywiththebooks.com\/products\/a-nanga-sketchbook-1830-twenty-heavily-detailed-pages-of-ink-landscapes-and-craggy-mountains","provider":"That Guy With The Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}