Ho, Amidabutsu Koi; Sansatei, Arino; Kanagaki, Robun; Zeshin, Shibata (illus); Yoshiiku (illus)
Kuma naki kage
Edo, Not known 1867
80pp; 68 col illus; 25x18cm Japanese Stitch-bound paper Binding loose
Original woodblock printed book of 68 portrait silhouettes with poems and biographies of the subjects and small genre scenes, known as `No shadow in any nook or corner'. The silhouettes have been atrributed to Yoshiiku and there is a double-page colour frontispiece by Zeshin. The embossed front cover is faded and rubbed. Compare Mitchell (1972, pp379-380)