35 JAPANESE PRINTS MEIJI JINGU TOKYO PICTURE GALLERY 1932 RARE PORTFOLIO COLLECTION IN ORIGINAL BOX Start Price USD 2,500.00 Current Price USD 2,500.00 Time Left - Bid Count 0 Buy It Now Price - Reserve Price - Start Time Wednesday, November 19, 2008 End Time Saturday, November 29, 2008 Location Brighton See more about '35 JAPANESE PRINTS MEIJI JINGU TOKYO PICTURE GALLERY' Description  THIS IS THE VERY RARE 1932 BOXED COLLECTION OF JAPANESE PRINTS FROM THE MEMORIAL PICTURE GALLERY,MEIJI JINGU,EDO,TOKYO,JAPAN.COMPRISING 35 TIPPED IN OFF-SET PLATES WITH EACH LEAF HAVING AN EMBOSSED NUMBER TO THE BOTTOM CENTRE WHICH CORRESPONDS TO THE INDEX DESCRIPTION WHICH ACCOMPANIES THE SET. DEPICTING KEY EVENTS IN THE HISTORY OF THE MEIJI EMPERORS RULE OF JAPAN FROM 1852 TO 1912. BY MANY FAMOUS JAPANESE ARTISTS IN TRADITIONAL AND MODERN STYLE.THERE ARE COVER BOARDS IN JAPANESE AND A TRANSLATION INTO ENGLISH DONE AT A LATER DATE.ALSO INCLUDED IS A PHOTOGRAPHIC PRINT OF THE INTERIOR OF THE GALLERY WHERE THE 80 ORIGINALS ARE HELD.THE BOX WAS SPECIFICALLY MADE FOR THIS PART SET AND HAS A PULL-UP TRAY.EACH BOARD MEASURES 16 INCHES LONG BY 13 INCHES WIDE WITH EACH PRINT MEASURING 10 INCHES BY 8 INCHES. THE ONLY OTHER REFERENCE HELD OF THIS SET IS AT THE UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT ASHEVILLE IN THE RAMSEY LIBRARY REGISTRY OF RARE BOOKSWHICH HAS THE OTHER PRINTS BUT NONE OF THESE IN THIS ONE.THEY HAVE A LIST OF THE ARTISTS OF THEIR PRINTS BUT NOT OF THESE SO HAVE A LOOK AT THEIR WEBSITE WHICH INCLUDES MORE INFORMATION AND PICTURES IF YOU SEARCH SEITOKU KINEN KAIGAKAN YOU'LL BE ABLE TO FIND IT.IF YOU REQUIRE A FULL LIST IN ENGLISH OF THE SCENES CONTAINED HERE THEN I WILL BE HAPPY TO EMAIL IT TO YOU.MY STARTING PRICE REFLECTS THE FACT THAT THERE ARE 35 PRINTS HERE THAT ARE PART OF A VERY RARE SET. Place a Bid!