{"product_id":"b196","title":"Shūsho Hyakudai Vol. 2 – Antique Japanese Painting Album, Meiji Period (1900s), Botanical \u0026 Genre Art - B196","description":"\u003cp data-end=\"794\" data-start=\"551\"\u003eAn original \u003cstrong data-end=\"604\" data-start=\"563\"\u003eMeiji-period Japanese painting manual\u003c\/strong\u003e featuring refined \u003cstrong data-end=\"663\" data-start=\"623\"\u003esumi-e and light color illustrations\u003c\/strong\u003e of plants, animals, birds, and everyday scenes. A rare and complete \u003cstrong data-end=\"744\" data-start=\"732\"\u003eVolume 2\u003c\/strong\u003e from the classic study album \u003cstrong data-end=\"793\" data-start=\"774\"\u003eShūsho Hyakudai\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"1030\" data-start=\"829\"\u003eThis authentic Japanese art book is titled \u003cstrong data-end=\"915\" data-start=\"872\"\u003e「習書百題 第二」 (Shūsho Hyakudai, Volume Two)\u003c\/strong\u003e, a structured \u003cstrong data-end=\"966\" data-start=\"930\"\u003epainting and drawing study album\u003c\/strong\u003e produced during the \u003cstrong data-end=\"1029\" data-start=\"987\"\u003elate Meiji period (early 20th century)\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"1391\" data-start=\"1032\"\u003eDesigned as a \u003cstrong data-end=\"1077\" data-start=\"1046\"\u003eprogressive practice manual\u003c\/strong\u003e, the book presents a curated series of \u003cstrong data-end=\"1140\" data-start=\"1117\"\u003e100 themed subjects\u003c\/strong\u003e, combining \u003cstrong data-end=\"1219\" data-start=\"1152\"\u003ebotanical studies, animals, birds, landscapes, and genre scenes\u003c\/strong\u003e. 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The volume is bound in its \u003cstrong data-end=\"2027\" data-start=\"1995\"\u003eoriginal yellow washi covers\u003c\/strong\u003e with the title slip intact.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"2169\" data-start=\"2057\"\u003eThis is a genuine Meiji-period instructional art book used by students and painters.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2 data-end=\"2198\" data-start=\"2176\"\u003eDETAILS\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli data-end=\"2233\" data-start=\"2202\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong data-end=\"2222\" data-start=\"2202\"\u003eTitle (Japanese)\u003c\/strong\u003e: 習書百題 第二\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-end=\"2286\" data-start=\"2236\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong data-end=\"2257\" data-start=\"2236\"\u003eTitle (Romanized)\u003c\/strong\u003e: Shūsho Hyakudai, Volume 2\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-end=\"2361\" data-start=\"2289\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong data-end=\"2304\" data-start=\"2289\"\u003eTranslation\u003c\/strong\u003e: “One Hundred Practice Subjects for Painting – Vol. 2”\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-end=\"2419\" data-start=\"2364\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong data-end=\"2373\" data-start=\"2364\"\u003eGenre\u003c\/strong\u003e: Japanese painting manual \/ art study album\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-end=\"2446\" data-start=\"2422\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong data-end=\"2434\" data-start=\"2422\"\u003eLanguage\u003c\/strong\u003e: Japanese\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-end=\"2498\" data-start=\"2449\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong data-end=\"2471\" data-start=\"2449\"\u003eIllustration Style\u003c\/strong\u003e: Sumi-e with light color\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-end=\"2569\" data-start=\"2501\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong data-end=\"2513\" data-start=\"2501\"\u003eSubjects\u003c\/strong\u003e: Plants, flowers, fruit, animals, birds, genre scenes\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-end=\"2621\" data-start=\"2572\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong data-end=\"2582\" data-start=\"2572\"\u003ePeriod\u003c\/strong\u003e: Meiji period (late, c. early 1900s)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"3183\" data-end=\"3414\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"3183\" data-end=\"3202\"\u003eShūsho Hyakudai\u003c\/strong\u003e represents the transition between \u003cstrong data-start=\"3237\" data-end=\"3274\"\u003etraditional Edo painting practice\u003c\/strong\u003e and \u003cstrong data-start=\"3279\" data-end=\"3309\"\u003emodern Meiji art education\u003c\/strong\u003e. 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