{"product_id":"satake-bon-sanjurokkasen-the-satake-bon-illustrated-thirty-six-immortal-poets-circa-1750-1850-an-extraordinarily-rare-and-beautifully-painted-manuscript-copy-after-the-original-kamakura-scroll-with-thirty-six-paintings","title":"Satake-bon Sanjurokkasen (The Satake-bon Illustrated Thirty-Six Immortal Poets), Circa 1750-1850. An Extraordinarily Rare and Beautifully Painted Manuscript Copy after the Original Kamakura Scroll, 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: Satake-bon Sanjurokkasen (The Satake-bon Illustrated Thirty-Six Immortal Poets), Circa 1750-1850. An Extraordinarily Rare and Beautifully Painted Manuscript Copy after the Original Kamakura Scroll, with Thirty-Six Paintings\u003cbr\u003eAuthor: After Satake Family; 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 extraordinarily rare, Mid to Late Edo Period, 18th to mid 19th century manuscript entitled Satake-bon Sanjurokkasen, or The Satake-bon Illustrated Thirty-Six Immortal Poets. This is the complete work in one manuscript.\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, the Sanjurokkasen 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';\"\u003eThis example is a copy after the Satake-bon scroll in particular, produced during the Kamakura Period, and passed down through the \u003cb\u003eSatake Family\u003c\/b\u003e of the Akita Domain, before being sold in 1919 and sold in parts, due to the scroll’s complete and extravagant price. Today, the 37 fragments existing in private collections, institutions, and other collection, though the Kyoto National Museum was able to exhibit 31 of the 37 fragments in 2019, with permission from their respective owners on loan.\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 are faithful renditions of the original Kamakura Period copy, painted vividly, and accentuated with silver inks as well to brighten the pieces.\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';\"\u003eManuscript copies of the Satake-bon, even Edo Period copies, are extraordinarily rare, both in institutional holdings and at auction or public catalog sales. A copy of such quality would have been produced using the original scroll for visual reference.\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 \u003ci\u003eorihon\u003c\/i\u003e format (26.9 x 38.8 cm), 19 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 heavy rubbing and wear to the binding, and two sharp creases. There is some foxing and soiling throughout, the pages toned. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"That Guy With The Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51634054725943,"sku":null,"price":14750.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0281\/1589\/4371\/files\/20260114_165959.jpg?v=1769975057","url":"https:\/\/thatguywiththebooks.com\/products\/satake-bon-sanjurokkasen-the-satake-bon-illustrated-thirty-six-immortal-poets-circa-1750-1850-an-extraordinarily-rare-and-beautifully-painted-manuscript-copy-after-the-original-kamakura-scroll-with-thirty-six-paintings","provider":"That Guy With The Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}