{"product_id":"kyoka-eiri-hyakunin-isshu-the-kyoka-illustrated-hyakunin-isshu-circa-1770-1800-a-manuscript-edition-of-this-comical-twist-on-the-classical-poetry-anthology-with-43-pages-of-hand-colored-illustrations","title":"Kyōka Eiri Hyakunin Isshu (The Kyoka Illustrated Hyakunin Isshu). Circa 1770-1800. A Manuscript Edition of this Comical Twist on the Classical Poetry Anthology, With 43 Pages of Hand Colored Illustrations","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: Kyōka Eiri Hyakunin Isshu (The Kyoka Illustrated Hyakunin Isshu). Circa 1770-1800. A Manuscript Edition of this Comical Twist on the Classical Poetry Anthology, With 43 Pages of Hand Colored Illustrations\u003cbr\u003eAuthor: Preface by Tachibana no Misae\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 Mid to Edo Period, 18th century manuscript edition of the Kyōka Eiri Hyakunin Isshu, also known as the Kyoka Illustrated Hyakunin Isshu, which can be interpreted as One Hundred Humorous Poems by One Hundred Poets. The manuscript is a satirical interpretation of Fujiwara no Teika’s Hyakunin Isshu, the early imperially commissioned anthology of waka poetry.\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 has 43 pages of beautifully hand-colored illustrations, 40 pages of which are different poets, and one being a landscape view.\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 is an inscription, indicating the preface is by \u003cb\u003eTachibana no Misae \u003c\/b\u003e(? - 1804), a kyōka poet from the mid-Edo period.\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';\"\u003eAt the very end is a colophon, entitled Nihon Sankyō Sanjurokkasen, or Thirty-Six Poets on Three Sceneries of Japan. This could possibly be interpreted as an alternative title to the manuscript, which would make more sense as this work does not contain 100 poems and poets.\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 (25.8 x 18.3 cm), 25 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 manuscript is in very good shape, with some browning and staining throughout.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"That Guy With The Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51623035273527,"sku":null,"price":1500.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0281\/1589\/4371\/files\/20251217_172709.jpg?v=1769882255","url":"https:\/\/thatguywiththebooks.com\/products\/kyoka-eiri-hyakunin-isshu-the-kyoka-illustrated-hyakunin-isshu-circa-1770-1800-a-manuscript-edition-of-this-comical-twist-on-the-classical-poetry-anthology-with-43-pages-of-hand-colored-illustrations","provider":"That Guy With The Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}