1864 Japanese Eight Dog Samurai Battle Fantasy Novel Color Illustrated Edo Japan

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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 Nansō 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 edition is written in a column handwritten format with furigana usage for easier reading and has illustrations of samurai conflicts, animals, torture, and more!

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1864 Japanese Eight Dog Samurai Battle Fantasy Novel Color Illustrated Edo Japan 1864 Japanese Eight Dog Samurai Battle Fantasy Novel Color Illustrated Edo Japan 1864 Japanese Eight Dog Samurai Battle Fantasy Novel Color Illustrated Edo Japan 1864 Japanese Eight Dog Samurai Battle Fantasy Novel Color Illustrated Edo Japan 1864 Japanese Eight Dog Samurai Battle Fantasy Novel Color Illustrated Edo Japan 1864 Japanese Eight Dog Samurai Battle Fantasy Novel Color Illustrated Edo Japan 1864 Japanese Eight Dog Samurai Battle Fantasy Novel Color Illustrated Edo Japan 1864 Japanese Eight Dog Samurai Battle Fantasy Novel Color Illustrated Edo Japan 1864 Japanese Eight Dog Samurai Battle Fantasy Novel Color Illustrated Edo Japan 1864 Japanese Eight Dog Samurai Battle Fantasy Novel Color Illustrated Edo Japan 1864 Japanese Eight Dog Samurai Battle Fantasy Novel Color Illustrated Edo Japan 1864 Japanese Eight Dog Samurai Battle Fantasy Novel Color Illustrated Edo Japan 1864 Japanese Eight Dog Samurai Battle Fantasy Novel Color Illustrated Edo Japan 1864 Japanese Eight Dog Samurai Battle Fantasy Novel Color Illustrated Edo Japan 1864 Japanese Eight Dog Samurai Battle Fantasy Novel Color Illustrated Edo Japan 1864 Japanese Eight Dog Samurai Battle Fantasy Novel Color Illustrated Edo Japan

1864 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 Nansō 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 edition is written in a column handwritten format with furigana usage for easier reading and has illustrations of samurai conflicts, animals, torture, and more!

 

Item number: #16655

Price: $499

 

Kyukutei Bakin

 

“The Book of the Eight Dog Heroes” Inu no Soshi Hakkenden八犬傳犬之草紙廼内（はっけんでんいぬのそうしのうち）

 

[Osaka]: Bunkyu 4 [1864]

 

Details:

  • Collation: Complete with all pages; 2 volumes
  • 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 (18cm x 11.5cm)

 

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16655

Category

Literature

Authors

Kyukutei Bakin

Printing Date

19th Century

Language

Other

Binding

Softcover

Book Condition

Excellent

Collation

Complete

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