{"product_id":"sanjurokkasen-gajo-the-thirty-six-immortal-poets-picture-book-1600-1650-a-beautiful-painting-album-of-smiling-famed-poets-after-the-heian-tosa-example","title":"Sanjurokkasen Gajo (The Thirty-six Immortal Poets Picture Book), 1600-1650. A Beautiful Painting Album of Smiling Famed Poets, after the Heian Tosa Example","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 Gajo (The Thirty-six Immortal Poets Picture Book), 1600-1650. A Beautiful Painting Album of Smiling Famed Poets, after the Heian Tosa Example\u003cbr\u003eAuthor: After Tosa Nagataka; Tosa School; 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';\"\u003eAn Early Edo Period, 17th century album entitled Sanjurokkasen Gajo, or a The Thirty-six Immortal Poets Picture Book.\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';\"\u003eAlso more famously known as the Thirty-Six Immortals of Poetry, the original poetical composition was arranged by \u003cb\u003eFujiwara no Kintō\u003c\/b\u003e of the Heian Period, being 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';\"\u003eEach leaf features a painting of a noted Heian poet, each painted in a lively and colorful manner, with many of the poets depicted with a cheerful demeanour, a bit of an odd and contrasting depiction from standard depictions.\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';\"\u003eEnclosed with the album is a letter of appraisal from a calligraphy and painting expert with seal and signature, attributing the work to be a copy after the Kamakura Period artist \u003cb\u003eTosa Nagataka\u003c\/b\u003e, one of the very early painters of the Tosa School, and purported to have produced the \"Mongol Invasion Illustrated Story\". Judging by the quality of the art, this is most likely an Early Edo Period production by another artist of the \u003cb\u003eTosa School\u003c\/b\u003e, having copied the original compositions.\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';\"\u003eAll the paintings have been laid down and bound in a brocade decorated album, with shining gold against swirling flower designs. There is an early, battered wooden box to accompany the album, preserving the contents. The top of the box is near detached.\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 decorated album in \u003ci\u003eorihon\u003c\/i\u003e format (35 x 34.5 cm full size, 30.5 x 28.8 cm painting size), 36 paintings\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 album is in very good shape, with minor rubbing and wear to the covers. There is some wear and paint loss throughout, with seven of the poets suffering heavier loss.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"That Guy With The Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51634117247287,"sku":null,"price":7250.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0281\/1589\/4371\/files\/20260116_135150.jpg?v=1769976816","url":"https:\/\/thatguywiththebooks.com\/products\/sanjurokkasen-gajo-the-thirty-six-immortal-poets-picture-book-1600-1650-a-beautiful-painting-album-of-smiling-famed-poets-after-the-heian-tosa-example","provider":"That Guy With The Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}