Yoshitoshi's Women The Woodblock Print Series "Fuzoku Sanjuniso"

E-337: Avery Press. Very Good. 1986. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. Hardcover. 4to. Published by Avery Press, Boulder, CO. 1986. 94 pgs. Illustrated with Color Plates. First Edition/First Printing. Bound in illustrated paper covered cloth boards. No ownership marks present. Text is clean and free of marks, binding tight and solid, boards very lightly rubbed and worn. Esteemed woodblock printer Taiso Yoshitoshi (1839-1892) is best known for designs of Japan's legendary past, for violent and bloody images, and for his images of women. Fuzoku sanjuniso, "Thirty-two Aspects of Daily Life," was issued in 1888. The series followed a traditional format: a lighthearted comparison of women with the 32 identifying features of the Buddha. Here, with extensive commentary, are the prints, reproduced from a crisp, first-edition set. EB; 4to 11" - 13" tall; 272 pages .