Sōmoku kihin kagami 草木奇品家雅見

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  • Reference
    • GB 59 16033.c.3
  • Dates of Creation
    • 1827
  • Language of Material
    • Japanese
  • Physical Description
    • 3 volumes Illustrations: a total of 170 hand-coloured illustrations.Binding: formerly rebound in Western binding (front cover of vfol. 1 only retained). Disbound and resewn into original 3 volumes.

Scope and Content

Variant title: Kihin kagami 奇品家雅見. Author/compuiler: Aoyama UekiyaKinta 青山種樹家金太; Ōoka Unpō 大岡雲峯, Sekine Untei 關根雲停, Ishikawa Sekihō 石川碩峯. Imprint: Tōto [Tokyo] : Aoyama UekiyaHantei, Bunsei 10 [1827]. 東都: 青山種樹家繁亭, 文政10 [1827]. Mikaeshi: 文政丁亥新鐫/東都/補助 染井花屋源二/撰輯 青山種樹家金太. Kanki on last page of vol. 3: 従文政七申秋刱稿同十亥冬開板/青山種樹家繁亭藏. Description: 3 kan 3 satsu. 1: 12,30 ff; 2: 43 ff; 3: 20, 21, [1] ff. Blockprint. Printing frame 228 x 145mm. Title from title slip on cover and mikaeshi. Variant title from naidai Kihin kagami 奇品家雅見. Hashiragaki 奇品家雅見 + maki no. + folio no. Contents: An illustrated manual of rare plants published by the gardener Aoyama Uekiya Kinta.

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Acquisition Information

Acquired from Alexander von Siebold, 22July 1868.

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