ZOOHO JIKINSHO: VIEW OF THE EARTH'S RAIMENT: A TREATISE ON FLOWERS, INCLUDING MA by ITOH, Ihei. [Author & Illustrator]

Edo 1710, Suwaraya. Blue stitched wrs. 8 of the 20 vol. set, we have volumes:2,4-8,10 & 11 only, 11 x 15.5 cm.,woodblock printed, profusely illustrated, Japanese text, clean & solid example, excellent impression, "sold as is." . *** **** *** . . AN EXCELLENT MULTI-VOLUME MONOGRAPH ON JAPANESE PLANTS . . . A NICELY ILLUSTRATED BOTANICAL . . *** Each volume is devoted to a different kind of plant: Tsubaki or tea camellia, Momiji or Japanese maples [various kinds], various flowers, water grasses, winter grasses and a host of others. . Each plant is nicely described and illustrated. . *** THE BEST EDITION: This is the Hoei 7th year [1710, revised & enlarge edition. . *** COLLATION AND SUBJECT OF EACH VOLUME: . Volume #: flower, number of double-folded sheets: . 1. Tree peony [Botan], 39 [lacking] . 2. Camellia [Tsubaki], also tea camellia [Cha], 18 . 4. Maple trees [Kaede], 19 . 5. Wisteria [Fuji], Pine [Matsu], Bamboo [Take zasa], Winter tree [Toboku], 21 . 6. Flowering spring, summer plants [Kusabana Haru/Natsu no bu], Lilies [Yuri], Water-grass [Mizukusa] 21 . 7. Flowering fall/winter plants [Kusabana Akino/Fuyugusa], Chrysanthemum 29 . 8. Soils [Zooho Jikin Shoo], 36 . 10. Illustrations of flowering 38 kinds of plants [Zooho Jinkin Shoo], 18. . 11. Japanese maple, 36 kinds [Zooho Jikin Shoo], illustrations of 36 kinds of maple leaves, 18. . *** NOTE: Color scans are posted to our website. . *** REFERENCES: . See Kerlen [below] for full notes on the above. He also seems to be unaware this is a set of more than the 8 volumes he cataloged. He also states there is no title page [in volume 1], . --. KERLEN, H.: CATALOGUE OF PRE-MEIJI JAPANESE BOOKS & MAPS IN PUBLIC COLLECTIONS IN THE NETHERLANDS, PAGE 804, #1905. * KSM: [honzo, engei] 5-285-1 * BARTLETT, Harley H. et al.: JAPANESE BOTANY DURING THE PERIOD OF WOOD-BLOCK PRINTING, no.16, p.122-123 + figure 12a. . Bartlett attributes this work to a difference reading of the title as: CHIKINSOH: VIEW OF THE EARTH'S RAIMENT. Illustrated treatise o flowers, including maple leaves considered 'flowers' by the Japanese due to the various colors. Please see this entry for the volume number count & supplements, somewhat complicated, issued in two series: vols. 1-8, + 4 supplement volumes. Second series: volumes: 9-16, + 3 supplementary volumes 1-3. Volume 11 Furoku [additions] an odd volume with repetition of the title and volume number of vol. 11, but entirely different in text and figures, both deal with the same subject of "maple leaves." * MERRILL, Elmer D. et al. [Walker].: A BIBLIOGRAPHY OF EASTERN ASIATIC BOTANY, 47 Catalogue the supplement of 1733 as three books only making the total 19 books. . * .