The Kokka - An Illustrated Monthly Journal of the Fine and
Applied Arts of Japan & other Eastern Countries
The Kokka - An Illustrated Monthly Journal of the Fine and
Applied Arts of Japan & other Eastern Countries
Kokka means "flowers of the nation." The prints
that have appeared in these volumes, beginning in 1889, represent
the "flowers" of all periods. Included are prints of
paintings, scrolls and objects in private hands or temples that
were inaccessible to the traveler. Each issue contains one or
two tipped-in colored plates and four or five collotypes. There
are four issues bound in this volume. This volume is a rare and
extraordinarily valuable resource for the serious scholar of Asian
art. High quality reproductions and detailed and fascinating text
make this book a true treasure. This larger format ex library
book measures 10.5" wide x 14.75" tall. The cover is
stained with rubbed spine and edges. Click to see cover
The interior is clean. (Stock number 003Kokka) $300.00
Kokka No. 268 (Volume XXIII) September 1912 includes
two color plates: "Portrait of Onono-Komachi" and A
Part of "A River-Bank on a Spring Evening." The theme
of this issue is the "Japanese Portrait Painting of the Kamakura
Period."
Kokka No. 270 (Volume XXIII) November 1912 includes
a "Portrait of Sogi" and "Five Sections From the
Scroll Painting of Veterinary Surgery." It details "The
Origin and Growth of the Maruyama School."
Kokka No. 272 (Volume XXIII) January 1913 includes
"A Scene from the Sumiyoshi-Monogatari" and "A
Garden Scene" by Soshiseki. The subject of this issue is
"On the Development of the Nanp'in School."
Kokka No. 274 (Volume XXIII) March 1913 includes "Arhats"
by Chou Chi-Ch'ang and a fold-out detail of "A Pair of Genre
Screens" painter unknown. The subject of this issue is "The
Origin and Growth of the Academy in China."
Five Sections From the Scroll Painting of Veterinary Surgery
"Arhats" by Chou Chi-Ch'ang
Detail of "A Pair of Genre Screens"
"Portrait of Onono-Komachi"
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