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Mirror of a Young Man's Ambition/Self-Improvement. ????? ?????
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First edition. A beautiful hand coloured woodblock print folding leporello (??, orihon), ????? (Danshi Risshi Kagami) The term "risshi" (the ideal of self-improvement and ambition for young men) was an important Meiji-era concept. With twelve double page illustrations showing the progress of a young man through life. From his childhood friends, education, courtship and rejection, meeting a western businessman, and a visit to a pawnbroker. To one end of the leporello are end papers, to the other, a catalogue of Matsumoto Heikichi's published coloured folding books. 17cm x 11.5cm. The original silk covered boards are somewhat rubbed and a little stained. The book has been protected with a new portfolio case with japanese bone clasps and a label to the cover (although curiously, this has been left blank). A beautiful example of Meiji era hand coloured printing. The illustrations show the transition from traditional Japanese culture to modernity. the mix of traditional and Westernised Meiji life make this a genuinely interesting social document as well as a work of art. ?????? Meiji 34 (1901). Miyagawa Shuntei (????, 18731914). He signed his work Shuntei Gyoshi or Shuntei Kanjin, literally meaning "man of leisure." He was a Meiji-period woodblock print artist who lived most of his life in Tokyo. Shuntei's work offered a glimpse into the daily lives of affluent families during this period. It is tempting to make comparisons between Shutentei's "Mirror" and Hogarth's "A Rake's progress." Both chart the journey of a young man through life, but whilst Tom Rakewell is an example of dissolution and held up as a cautionary tale, the young man in the "Mirror" is far more of a good example to follow. .
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