Araihari ukiyo moyō (Floating world patterns stretched out to dry)

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Araihari ukiyo moyō ["Floating world patterns stretched out to dry"] 

Santō, Kyōden [original work by]; Kubota, Beisen [edited by]. 

Kyōto: Hakuseisha, Meiji 22 [1889].

A collection of 128 textile patterns from Santō Kyōden's Komon shinpō (1786), rearranged and coloured by the artist Kubota Beisen (1852-1906). While the upper wrapper notes the book is the "first part of the first volume"; it seems that no other parts or volumes were published in Beisen's lifetime. A collotype reproduction of Beisen's unfinished draft for the second part of the work was published posthumously as Araihari ukiyo moyō: kokkei manga in Taishō 10 [1921] by Beizandō in Tokyo. This reproduction was published in a limited edition of 300 copies; copy 254 is included here. This second part features over two hundred of Beisen's own patterns and designs, many of which depict goods imported from foreign countries. Beisen was evidently very fond of Kyōden's patterns; his adaptations from Araihari also feature on the wrappers of issues of Bijutsu hōko, a woodblock-printed magazine Beisen edited in the 1890s. A scarce partial reproduction of Kyōden's lesser-known Komon shinpō. 

Two stab-bound (musubitoji) volumes, complete, on double leaves, traditional East Asian binding style (fukurotoji). Original wrappers of the Meiji period edition discoloured, with several small holes and creases, corner versos reinforced. A few small holes to preface and last leaf. Ex-ownership marks to colophon and last leaf. Internal browning. Taishō edition in original wrappers, lightly worn. 1, 11 leaves (Meiji edition); 20 leaves (Taishō edition). 24.8 x 16.5 cm (Meiji edition); 25.1 x 16.9 cm (Taishō edition). 

Araihari ukiyo moyō (Floating world patterns stretched out to dry)
Price: $430.00 (USD)