1833 Japanese Eight Dog Samurai Battle Fantasy Novel Illustrated Edo Japan

1833 Japanese Eight Dog Samurai Battle Fantasy Novel Illustrated Edo Japan

An interesting Edo woodblock-print of ‘Eight Dogs of the East – Samurai Tales’ from the early 19^th century by Kyukutei Bakin and illustrated by Yanagawa Shigenobu. ” Eight Dogs of the East” is a Japanese epic fantasy novel written and published over nearly thirty years from 1812 to 1842. The novel is about the “Eight Dog Samurai” bound by fate with Princess Fuse, and the dog of kami Yatsufusa, set in the late Muromachi period. The samurai served the Satomi clan and fought against the allied forces of powerful feudal lords.

This rare edition is written in a column handwritten format with furigana usage for easier reading and has 3 double page illustrations of samurai conflicts!

Item number: #15685

Price: $499

Kyukutei Bakin

“Eight Dogs of the East – Samurai Tales” Nanso Satomi Hakkenden南総里見八犬傳（なんそさとみはっけんでん）

[Edo: Tenpo 4 1833].

Details:

• Collation: Complete with all pages;
  • 3 double page illustrations
• Language: Japanese
• Binding: Softcover; tight and secure
• Size: ~9in X 6.25in (22.5cm x 16cm)
• Rare and desirable

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