Four books bound under the title Shûko haishi ni (Unofficial History of Gathered Antiquities, volume 2): Heta no kuse monogatari (Always Getting It Wrong), Hôtô chôban Nippon Daemon (The Outlaw Nippon Daemon), Katakiuchi shamisen no yurai (The Revenge of the Shamisen), Santarô tanjô meguri (Santarô's Tour of Heaven)

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Heta no kuse monogatari
Nippon Daemon
Katakiuchi shamisen no yûrai
Santarô tenjô meguri
"集古稗史二"の後題簽の下手癖長物語放蕩長本日本多右衛門敵討三味線由来三太郎天上廻

Artist unidentified, Japanese
Author: Ikuji Monai (Japanese)
Publisher: Iwatoya (Japanese)
Kitao Masanobu (Santô Kyôden) (Japanese, 1761–1816)
Author: Sakuragawa Tohô (Japanese)
Publisher: Iseji (Japanese)
Kitao Masayoshi (Kuwagata Keisai) (Japanese, 1764–1824)
Author: Nansenshô Somahito (Japanese, 1748–1807)
Kitao Shigemasa (Japanese, 1739–1820)
Author: Hôseidô Kisanji
Publisher: Tsutaya Jûzaburô (Kôshodô) (Japanese)

Japanese

Edo period

late 18th century

Medium/Technique Woodblock printed book; ink on paper

Dimensions Overall: 17.2 x 12.6 cm (6 3/4 x 4 15/16 in.); chûbon

Credit Line Source unidentified

Accession Number2009.3653

NOT ON VIEW

CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings

ClassificationsIllustrated books

Signed Heta no kuse monogatari: author: Ikuji Monai saku (alternate spelling); Hôtô chôban Nippon Daemon: artist: Masanobu ga, author: Sakuragawa Tôhô gesaku; Katakiuchi shamisen no yurai: artist: Kitao Masayoshi ga, author: Nansenshô Somahito gesaku
下手癖長物語: 井久冶茂内作
放蕩長本日本多右衛門: 政演画; 桜川橙杜芳戯作
敵討三味線由来: 北尾政美画; 南杣笑楚満人戯作

Marks red seal on cover: "Kôko"
表紙の朱印：好古