{"product_id":"sanjurokkasen-the-thirty-six-immortals-of-poetry-circa-1603-1700-a-collection-of-illuminated-poetry-and-poets-as-thirty-six-detailed-paintings","title":"Sanjurokkasen (The Thirty-Six Immortals of Poetry), Circa 1603-1700. A Collection of Illuminated Poetry and Poets, as Thirty-Six Detailed 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: Sanjurokkasen (The Thirty-Six Immortals of Poetry), Circa 1603-1700. A Collection of Illuminated Poetry and Poets, as Thirty-Six Detailed Paintings \u003cbr\u003eAuthor: First Compiled by\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';\"\u003eFujiwara no Kintō\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';\"\u003eAn Early Edo Period, 17th century manuscript collection of the Sanjurokkasen, also more famously known as the Thirty-Six Immortals of Poetry, in thirty-six sheets of illuminated paintings and calligraphy.\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';\"\u003eEach poet has been painted in a colorful variety of hues, and quite a few of them have some lively expressions, albeit some amateurly done. As always, there is considerable attention to detail on their layers on clothing, and some of the poets have been illuminated to a certain degree, whether it be the designs of their clothing being illuminated, or their outlines being made distinctive with gold. Both the poets and the poetry are on decorated \u003ci\u003eshikishi\u003c\/i\u003e format leaves, with golden sprays decorating the backgrounds.\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 painting has been laid down and bound in album format, with decorated brocade covers.\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 painting album in \u003ci\u003eorihon\u003c\/i\u003e format (17.5 x 16.6 cm), 36 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 album is in good shape, with heavy rubbing and wear to the album covers, and the brocade decorative portion of the front cover being detached. There is some staining and soiling throughout, with three paintings and calligraphy being heavily affected, two of the poets being completely distorted. \u003cspan style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"That Guy With The Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51634054660407,"sku":null,"price":4150.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0281\/1589\/4371\/files\/20251231_003020.jpg?v=1769915305","url":"https:\/\/thatguywiththebooks.com\/products\/sanjurokkasen-the-thirty-six-immortals-of-poetry-circa-1603-1700-a-collection-of-illuminated-poetry-and-poets-as-thirty-six-detailed-paintings","provider":"That Guy With The Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}