[EHON] Ueda KOCHO ???? — Kocho Gafu Ni-Hen ???? ??

1850. [EHON] Ueda KOCHO ???? (1788-1850), artist. KOCHO GAFU Ni-hen ???? ??. Osaka: Honya Kichibei & Kawachiya Kihei, Kaei 3 [1850]. Two volumes, yellow covers with original title labels, string-bound Japanese-style, fukuro toji. 25.4 x 18.2 cm. The second series of illustrations, following the original KO^CHO^ GAFU of 1834, published by the same firms. See Mitchell 369-70. An interesting group of human figures, animals, landscapes, etc. from the sedate to the humorous, in a restrained Shijo-influenced style, printed in light colors. The covers are a bit soiled, but the impressions and colors are very good. Complete as issued. Much more unusual to find than the original series. Kocho was a late and influential Shijo school painter in Kansai. .