THREE PAINTED BOOKS . Based on the KÔRIN GASHIKI, ‘Book of Painting by Kôrin’, compiled by Aikawa Minwa and published in 1818. According to a note by Bernard Rousseau, this work is thought to date from the mid-19th century or the early Meiji period. . Based on ÔISHI MATORA’s *Soga hyakubutsu*, “Sketches of a Hundred Things”. . Figures and poems. (Signs of wear, soiling, damage). Japan, Meiji period (1868–1912). THREE SKETCH BOOKS, ONE BASED ON THE KORIN GASHIKI, JAPAN, MEIJI PERIOD. DIM. 24.2 x 17 cm (9 1/2 x 6 11/16 in.) – 22.6 x 15.8 cm (8 7/8 x 6 1/4 in.) - 24 × 16 cm (9 7/16 × 6 5/16 in.)