{"product_id":"sanjurokkasen-emakimono-thirty-six-immortals-of-poetry-picture-scroll-circa-1800-a-tosa-school-edition-of-this-poetical-series-of-poets-and-calligraphy-with-thirty-six-paintings","title":"Sanjurokkasen Emakimono (Thirty-Six Immortals of Poetry Picture Scroll), Circa 1800. A Tosa School Edition of this Poetical Series of Poets and Calligraphy, with Thirty-Six Paintings","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: 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. A Tosa School Edition of this Poetical Series of Poets and Calligraphy, with Thirty-Six Paintings\u003cbr\u003eAuthor: Poetry Originally Compiled by Fujiwara no Kinto; Tosa School\u003cbr\u003eCondition: 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 \u003ci\u003eemakimono\u003c\/i\u003e, 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, on delicate washi paper. The series appears to be one by the \u003cb\u003eTosa School\u003c\/b\u003e and is possibly a student copy.\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, and there are \u003ci\u003ejikusai\u003c\/i\u003e (knobs) made of lacquered wood.\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 \u003ci\u003eemakimono\u003c\/i\u003e (picture scroll) on washi paper, 28 x 900 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 handscroll is in 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":51634054267191,"sku":null,"price":2050.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0281\/1589\/4371\/files\/20260111_124049.jpg?v=1769967977","url":"https:\/\/thatguywiththebooks.com\/products\/sanjurokkasen-emakimono-thirty-six-immortals-of-poetry-picture-scroll-circa-1800-a-tosa-school-edition-of-this-poetical-series-of-poets-and-calligraphy-with-thirty-six-paintings","provider":"That Guy With The Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}