1854 Opium War Japanese Woodblock Print China Qing Ming Sorcery Taiping Shujin

1854 Opium War Japanese Woodblock Print China Qing Ming Sorcery Taiping Shujin

An interesting 18^th century woodblock-print of ‘Military Tales of the Qing vs Ming’ by Seiei Shujin written as an account of the Opium War and the Taiping rebellion. These accounts are primarily military tales and focus on characters such as Hong Wulong a General for the Ming, or Li Boyu, a courageous female general who can perform sorcery. The book interestingly paints British soldiers as “barbarians” who have to “cower” to the Chinese Ming Warriors. This book offended the governmental authorities, and so, woodcuts were confiscated, and the author was thrown into prison.

This rare 1854 edition is written in a column format with furigana usage for easier reading. This 5-volume woodblock print is bound in the “fukurotoji (variously translated as “bound-pocket,” or “pouch” binding)” style with Mino paper!

Item number: #9343

Price: $950

SEIEI, Shujin

Military Tales of the Qing vs Ming (Shin Min Gundan)  

淸明軍談. (しんみんぐんだん)

[出版地不明] : 青衛塾, [安政元(1854)序]

[Japan]: Ansei 1 [1854].

Details:

• Collation: Complete with all pages;
• References: Waseda University 13 02174; Matsuda Wataru, Japan and China: Mutual Representations in the Modern Era
• Language: Japanese/Chinese, Kanbun
• Binding: Softcover; tight & secure
• Size: ~10in X 7in (25.5cm x 17.5cm)
• Extremely rare and desirable with auction records and price comparisons at upwards of $2,000

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