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[Book on Falcons, Accoutrements, and Feathers]. Text in Japanese. Circa eighteenth-century handcopied work, s.l., n.d.
[12 Faces and Shapes of Eyes]. Text in Japanese. Two dates present - Kampo (1741) and Tanmei 4 (1785).
(JAPANESE EHON) TAKA NO SHO
3 vols. 4to, contents sewn into decorative wrappers. Illustrated throughout with 28 hand-colored woodcuts of different types of feathers, eight large hand-colored woodcuts of falcons, and other accoutrements. Property from the Estate of George Kotsiopoulos, Chicago, Illinois $600-800
(JAPANESE EHON) TAKAJYUNI GAO MEKEI
4to, contents sewn into decorative paper wraps, pastedown label to upper cover, in custom clothbacked folding case. Hand-copied book illustrating the eyes and faces of hawks. According to a previous owner, it is a copy of the Minakami family secrets, written during the reign of the Emperor Tanmei. With 13 figures of hawks with hand-coloring in black and red, 21 drawings of eyes hand-colored in numerous colors, and illustrations of trapping techniques. Wormholing to some pages. Property from the Estate of George Kotsiopoulos, Chicago, Illinois $600-800
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