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Accession no. FSC-GR-780.233.1-14
Title: Hokusai manga 北斎漫画
NIJL catalog no. 236
Volume numbers:
1 初編全/ 2 二編全/ 3 三編全/ 4 四編全/ 5 五編全/ 6 六編全/ 7 七編全/ 8 八編全/ 9 九編全/ 10 十編全/ 11 十一編完/ 12 十二編全/ 13 十三編全/ 14 十四編全
Variant titles:
Denshin kaishu Hokusai manga 伝神開手北斎漫画 (daisen, full title)
Manga 漫画 (title page, vol. 10)
Contents/Foliation:
Vols. 1–14
Block-holder catalogues and/or book advertisments present in each volume
Vol. 1
Preface signed Hanshū Sanjin 半洲散人
Vol. 2
Preface signed Rokujuen Shujin 六樹園主人(Ishikawa Masamochi 石川雅望)
Vol. 3
Preface signed Shakusanjin 蜀山人(Ōta Nanpo 大田南畝)
Vol. 4
Preface signed Kōzan Gyoō 絳山魚翁 (Koeda Shgeru 小枝繁?)
Vol. 5
Preface signed Rokujuen 六樹園 (Ishikawa Masamochi 石川雅望)
Vol. 6
No preface
Vol. 7
Preface signed Shikitei Sanba 式亭三馬
Vol. 8
Preface signed Kōzan 絳山 (Koeda Shgeru 小枝繁)
Vol. 9
Preface signed Rokujuen 六樹園 (Ishikawa Masamochi 石川雅望)
Vol. 10
Preface signed Bairodai Rōjin 梅櫚台老人
Vol. 11
Preface signed Ryūtei Tanehiko 柳亭種彦
Vol. 12
Preface signed Shakuyakutei 芍薬亭 (Shakuyakutei Nagane 芍薬亭長根)
Vol. 13
Preface signed Sanri Gaishi Kogasa 山禽外史小笠
Vol. 14
Preface signed Hyakusaiō 百済翁
Seals and inscription:
Vol. 1
Owner's seal: Pulverer
Vol. 2
Owner's seals: Pulverer, Hayashi
Publisher's impressed seal: 東壁書房
Other: one undeciphered black seal
Vol. 3
Owner's seal: Pulverer
Other: two unidentified vermilion seals (seals read 金城星, 四時菴), two undeciphered vermilion seals
Vol. 4
Owner's seal: Pulverer
Vol. 5
Owner's seal: Pulverer
Publisher's impressed seal: 永楽堂記
Vol. 6
Owner's seal: Pulverer
Vol. 7
Owner's seal: Pulverer
Publisher's impressed seal: 東壁書房
Vol. 8
Owner's seal: Pulverer
Publisher's impressed seal: 東壁書房
Vol. 9
Owner's seal: Pulverer
Vol. 10
Owner's seal: Pulverer
Vol. 11
Owner's seal: Pulverer
Publisher's impressed seal: 東壁書房
Vol. 12
Owner's seal: Pulverer
Publisher's impressed seal: 東壁書房
Vol. 13
Owner's seal: Pulverer
Vol. 14
Owner's seal: Pulverer
Additional colophon data:
Each volume (with the exception of vol. 6) has its own colophon, but no date is given. The Nagoya publisher Eirakuya Tōshirō 永楽屋東四郎 participated in the producton of all of these volumes. Some colophons and mikaeshi also list the names of other publishers (see colophon of vols. 2, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12; mikaeshi of vol. 6).
Impression information:
The set seems to be comprised of different impressions.
Notes: Title from daisen (short title)
Original daisen: 1, 3, 4, 9–11, 13, 14; handwritten daisen: 2, 5–8, 12