Edo-period illustrations by Kurimoto Tanshuu
21 Dec 2006
Kurimoto Tanshuu (1756 - 1834) sketched wildlife during the Edo period. Check out the National Diet Library links below for more of his fantastic illustrations.
- Senchuufu: 275 pages of creepy crawlies (3 volumes)
- Tako-kurage-ika rui zumaki: 16 images of octopi, jellyfish and squid
- Igyozusan: 10 images of unusual fish (folding scroll)
- Gyofu: 51 images of stingrays and unusual fish
- Gyofu: 60 pages of fish (2 scrolls)
- Mamboukou: 18 images from a book on mambou (sunfish)
- Igyozusan/Seikaihyakurin: 60 images of fish (2 volumes)
- Hyakucho fuzanketsu: 5 images from a scroll of birds
- Karei zui: 38 images of flatfish (scroll)
- Choujuugyo shaseizu: 5 images of various animals (scrolls)
[Via: armchair aquarium]
[…] It is also interesting to compare the European naturalist’s depictions to those from Japan. Over at Pink Tentacle, they link to the works of Kurimoto Tanshuu (1756 - 1834), who sketched wildlife during the Edo period. Japan’s National Diet Library makes hi-res scans available of these original works. […]
[…] -Fantastic, scary, and wacky illustrations from the Edo period. […]
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What on earth is that frogman type thing in the middle shot? It’s dropped into a series but seems completely out of place.
[…] Both Charles (earlier in the week) and Pink Tentacle point out the exquisite eco period illustrations of squid, octopus, and other sea creatures. These are amazingly beautiful. Charles sent me the link to this page and if you click the green button, you can access illustrations of octopus and squid. I'd love to prints of these. […]
The frogman creature is called a ‘kappa’. Read more here.
thank you…most informative
[…] Edo-period illustrations by Kurimoto Tanshuu Kurimoto Tanshuu (1756 - 1834) sketched wildlife during the Edo period. This a list of links to the National Diet Library, where you can see some of his fantastic illustrations (by Pink Tentacle) (tags: japan art reference illustration inspiration) […]
Thisis art i really like and can live with. if i were rich I would commision several fantastic illustrations. rie Narita
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[…] The Edo period (1603 to 1867) saw some serious scientific literature devoted to the study of these creatures. Suikokouryaku (1820), for example, is a compendium of kappa-related information gathered from a variety of sources from Japan and China. The book, which is housed in the Iwase Bunko Library, includes kappa sketches by artist Kurimoto Tanshu. Here are a few. […]
[…] The Pink Tentacle found these sketches by Kurimoto Tanshuu done during the Edo period (1603-1868–the beginning of early, modern Japan). These sketches are as beautiful as they are odd and intricate. An early catalog of life in a unique style. […]
A bit modern and scary for my taste but very unusual illustrations