[USED] Complete Collection of Modern Japanese Beauty Paintings, Treasured Popular Edition, 12 Volume Set

This 12-volume set features masterpieces of modern Japanese bijin-ga (portraits of beautiful women). Uemura Shōen, born in 1871, was the first female painter to achieve fame and remains a leading figure in the field. Takeshita Yumeji is a painter who carved out his own unique world. Kaburagi Kiyokata inherited classical techniques while adding sensuality and expression to his paintings. Ito Shinsui, a student of Kaburagi Kiyokata, respects the individuality of his models and beautifully expresses movement without the stiffness of Edo-period paintings.

- Authors: Uemura Shōen, Takehisa Yumeji, Kaburagi Kiyokata, Terashima Shimei, Ito Shinsui, Nakamura Teii, Kitano Tsunetomi, Nakamura Daizaburo, Hashimoto Kansetsu, Hirota Tatsuko, Kitazawa Eigetsu, and four other volumes are art books bringing together masterpieces by numerous artists.

Published by Shueisha Inc. Year of Publication: 1979 Number of Volumes: 12 Number of Pages: 127 Weight per Volume: Approximately 1,240g List Price at Time of Publication: ¥1,600 per volume. I think it would be around ¥4,500 today.