*okoma*, An Illustrated Japanese Novel Published In 1883 By Felix Régamey
Artist: Chiguenoi
*Okoma*, an illustrated Japanese novel published in 1883 by Félix Régamey. The work was adapted and illustrated by the French artist Félix Régamey, who drew inspiration from the original novel by the Japanese writer Takizawa Bakin and the drawings by Chiguenoï. Published at the height of the “Japonism” craze in France in the late 19th century, the book reflects French artists’ keen interest in Japanese art and literature. The preface was written by Émile Guimet (a prominent industrialist, collector, and founder of the Guimet Museum in Paris), who had traveled to Japan with Félix Régamey in 1876 to study its religions and arts. Chiguenoï (or Shigenoi) is the original Japanese artist and illustrator whose drawings (prints) Félix Régamey adapted to create the French edition of the novel Okoma in 1883.
During the Edo period (in the 18th and 19th centuries), popular Japanese novels of the yomihon or e-hon (illustrated books) written by authors such as Takizawa Bakin were systematically accompanied by woodblock prints created by masters of the ukiyo-e art form.
Restoration of the binding is planned
250 €
Period: 19th century
Style: Asian art
Condition: Needs to be restored
Material: Paper
Length: 25 cm
Width: 32 cm
Reference (ID): 1833548
Availability: In stock
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