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1870 Japanese Eight Dog Samurai Battle Fantasy Novel
1870 Japanese Eight Dog Samurai Battle Fantasy Novel
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1870 Japanese Eight Dog Samurai Battle Fantasy Novel Color Illustrated Edo Japan



An interesting Edo woodblock-print of The Book of the Eight Dog Heroes from the early 19th century by Utagawa Kunisada II. "The Book of the Eight Dog Heroes " is a series of prints by Utagawa Kunisada II showing kabuki actors as characters from the novel NansÅ Satomi Hakkenden (The Eight Dog Chronicles). “The Eight Dog Chronicles” is a Japanese epic fantasy novel written and published over nearly thirty years from 1812 to 1842 about the “Eight Dog Samurai” bound by fate with Princess Fuse, and the dog of kami Yatsufusa, set in the late Muromachi period.



This rare 1870 edition is written in a column handwritten format with furigana usage for easier reading and has illustrations of samurai, battles, weapons, and more!



Item number: #16659

Price: $499



Kyukutei Bakin



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[Edo]: Meiji 3 [1870]



Details:

Collation: Complete with all pages; 2 volumes bound in 1

References:

Iwanami, Kokusho So Mokuroku 4383451;

Keio University, Japanese Culture Through Rare Books

Language: Japanese

Binding: Softcover; tight and secure

Size: ~7in X 4.5in (17.5cm x 11.5cm)



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