1854 Opium War Japanese Woodblock
Print China Qing Ming Sorcery Taiping Shujin
An interesting 18th century woodblock-print of ‘Military
Tales of the Qing vs Ming’ by Seiei Shujin written as an account of the Opium
War and the Taiping rebellion. These accounts are primarily military tales and
focus on characters such as Hong Wulong a General for the Ming, or Li Boyu, a
courageous female general who can perform sorcery. The book interestingly paints
British soldiers as “barbarians” who have to “cower” to the Chinese Ming
Warriors. This book offended the governmental authorities, and so, woodcuts
were confiscated, and the author was thrown into prison.
This rare 1854 edition is written in a column format with furigana usage
for easier reading. This 5-volume woodblock print is bound in the “fukurotoji
(variously translated as “bound-pocket,” or “pouch” binding)” style with Mino
paper!
Item number: #9343
Price: $950
SEIEI, Shujin
Military Tales of the Qing vs Ming (Shin Min Gundan)
淸明軍談. (しんみんぐんだん)
[出版地不明] : 青衛塾, [安政元(1854)序]
[Japan]: Ansei 1 [1854].
Details:
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Collation: Complete
with all pages;
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References: Waseda
University 13 02174; Matsuda Wataru, Japan and China: Mutual Representations in
the Modern Era
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Language:
Japanese/Chinese, Kanbun
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Binding: Softcover;
tight & secure
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Size: ~10in X 7in
(25.5cm x 17.5cm)
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Extremely rare and
desirable with auction records and price comparisons at upwards of $2,000
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