{"product_id":"an-illustrated-mirror-of-hawking-the-ehon-taka-kagami-hardcover","title":"An Illustrated Mirror of Hawking: The Ehon Taka Kagami - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eKawanabe Kyosai\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eKarl-Heinz Gersmann\u003c\/b\u003e (Contribution by), \u003cb\u003eKeiya Nakajima\u003c\/b\u003e (Contribution by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eKyosai's fascinating publication on the ancient art of Japanese falconry, the Ehon Taka Kagami, is reproduced for the first time with full English translations.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eKawanabe Kyōsai (pen name Kawanabe Tôiku) is a globally celebrated 19th century Japanese artist with an astonishing reper-toire of styles and artistic themes. His wood-cut print picture book on falconry, \u003ci\u003eEhon Taka Kagami (The Mirror of Hawking)\u003c\/i\u003e, first pub-lished in 1863, remains relatively unknown among his modern admirers. Nonetheless, \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eAn Illustrated Mirror of Hawking\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e is an invaluable record of an ancient art. Kyōsai was commissioned by a retired \u003ci\u003edaimyo\u003c\/i\u003e (feudal lord) to create studies depicting traditional Japanese falconry, which may have inspired the illustrated plates of the \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eAn Illustrated Mirror of Hawking\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e. He added explanatory script to caption most plates, as well as stories, poems, and songs chronicling falconry and celebrating nature. This edition provides the first proper translation of the \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eEhon Taka Kagami\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e, revealing the meaning of the words accompanying each plate to non-Japanese readers. In addition to fully reprinting the original images and texts, this edition includes contextual essays and reference images that provide important background information about Kyōsai, the history of Japanese falconry, and the origins of this unique publication.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eKarl-Heinz Gersmann\u003c\/b\u003e is a falconer, historian, and collector based in Germany. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eJohn Goodell\u003c\/b\u003e is Executive Director and Chief Curator of The Archives of Falconry in Boise, Idaho.\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 164\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.1 x 9.3 x 9.3 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e July 22, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43152739762239,"sku":"9798987929377","price":70.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/g88vnKr9Lp9798987929377.webp?v=1776940363","url":"https:\/\/dhl-adrianne.myshopify.com\/products\/an-illustrated-mirror-of-hawking-the-ehon-taka-kagami-hardcover","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}