{"product_id":"sanjurokkasen-emakimono-thirty-six-immortals-of-poetry-picture-scroll-circa-1800-1850-a-rather-charming-handscroll-edition-of-this-poetical-work-with-36-paintings-of-poets-and-calligraphy","title":"Sanjurokkasen Emakimono (Thirty-Six Immortals of Poetry Picture Scroll), Circa 1800-1850. A Rather Charming Handscroll Edition of this Poetical work, with 36 Paintings of Poets and Calligraphy","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:\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';\"\u003eSanjurokkasen Emakimono (Thirty-Six Immortals of Poetry Picture Scroll), Circa 1800-1850. A Rather Charming Handscroll Edition of this Poetical work, with 36 Paintings of Poets and Calligraphy \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';\"\u003eHirata Fusaichi(?); Poetry Originally Compiled by Fujiwara no Kinto\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 to mid 19th century emakimono, manuscript copy of the Sanjurokkasen, also more famously known as the Thirty-Six Immortals of Poetry, in handscroll format.\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';\"\u003eSelected by \u003cb\u003eFujiwara no Kintō\u003c\/b\u003e of the Heian Period, they are a group of Japanese poets of the Asuka, Nara, and Heian Periods as exemplars of Japanese poetic ability.\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';\"\u003eSince that, various editions of the Sanjurokkasen have been produced, from the Thirty-Six Female Immortals of Poetry, the New Thirty-Six Immortals of Poetry, and even the Late Classical Thirty-Six Immortals of Poetry, each with a unique selection of 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';\"\u003eThe scroll depicts a full series of all Thirty-Six Poets, each one colorfully painted and shaded quite nicely. Though not as detailed or illuminated as those earlier examples by the Tosa, Kano, or other schools, still a charming production.\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 paintings have been laid down and bound in scroll format, with a partial brocade decorated cover, and there is a cardboard tube serving as a roller core.\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 brocade bound \u003ci\u003eemakimono\u003c\/i\u003e (picture scroll) on washi paper, 18.5 x 670 cm\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 emakimono is in very good shape, with minor rubbing and wear to the decorated cover. There are a few creases and tiny tears at the beginning, and very little staining or soiling throughout.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"That Guy With The Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51634054168887,"sku":null,"price":1625.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0281\/1589\/4371\/files\/20260111_124503.jpg?v=1769967984","url":"https:\/\/thatguywiththebooks.com\/products\/sanjurokkasen-emakimono-thirty-six-immortals-of-poetry-picture-scroll-circa-1800-1850-a-rather-charming-handscroll-edition-of-this-poetical-work-with-36-paintings-of-poets-and-calligraphy","provider":"That Guy With The Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}