{"product_id":"an-illustrated-mirror-of-hawking-kawanabe-kyosai-9798987929377","title":"An Illustrated Mirror of Hawking: The Ehon Taka Kagami","description":"\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 \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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Kawanabe Kyosai\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798987929377\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Marquand Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/22\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 164\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover","brand":"Kawanabe Kyosai","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":47002109935871,"sku":"9798987929377","price":70.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_9a1c525d-b8c6-4b87-a070-2a7a8f1155f1.jpg?v=1751603115","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/an-illustrated-mirror-of-hawking-kawanabe-kyosai-9798987929377","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}