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Lot 328 Dα

Ogata Gekko - Ten illustrated books in English and Dutch

Auction 1226 - overview Cologne
21.06.2023, 10:30 - Asian Art
Estimate: 1.000 € - 1.100 €

Ogata Gekko

Ten illustrated books in English and Dutch

a) Short Biographies of Emineni [sic] Japanese in Ancient and Modern Times. Each with a Characteristic Illustration, vol. 1 of 2. Text: Miki Teiichi/Takahashi Gorô. 10 double page colour illustrations to the biographies by Ogata Gekkô (1859-1920), Toyohara Chikanobu (1838-1912), Mizuno Toshikata (1866-1908), and others. Publisher: Kyûshundô. Date: Meiji 20 (1887). Very rare. b) Nine small books bound with silk ribbon; most from the Japanese Fairy Tales Series. Publisher: Kobunsha. Tokyo, Meiji era. (10) Good impressions and colours; a) slightly yellowed, traces of usage; b) strong traces of usage.

a) The publisher probably intended to bring out a series of ten volumes containing ten biographies each. To date only volumes 1 and 2 are known to exist. Further volumes may not have been published or may not have been recovered, yet.

Provenance

From the estates of Felix Tikotin (1893-1986) and Louis (Loek) Borensztajn (1935-2021)