Sword and Blossom Poems Vol. 3 The Sword and Blossom Poems series consisted of 3 volumes of woodblock illustrated poetry, translated into English from the original Japanese. Volume 1 was published in November, 1907, followed by volume 2 in August, 1908. The third volume, was originally published in October, 1910. The edition pictured here is part of a cased set of the 3 volumes which was produced sometime after Hasegawa located at 17 Kami Negishi-cho, in June, 1911. Most of the books published by Hasegawa were tied together with silk cord. Typically, a double page spread was printed on 2 sheets of paper. In this book, each double page spread was printed on a single sheet. The book was bound such that it opened all the way flat. Therefore, I was able to produce the following scans with no strain to the binding. Here are images of all of the pages in this volume. Click on any of the page images to view high-resolution scans.   Front and Back Covers The covers are hard board, covered with a layer of creped paper. There is no attribution for the artist who designed the image printed on the covers. Colophon and Note To The Reader Contents and List of Illustrations Blossom Songs Illustration:A Letter and a Letter Box by Koho Illustration:Mt. Fuji by Hokusai (Reproduction) Illustration:Arashiyama in Autumn by Gesso Illustration:A Mountain Scene (Reproduction from an old print) Illustration:Cherry Blossoms in Moonlight by Gesso and the Reproduction of the Original Tanka of "The Wanderer" written by the Nun Rengetsu Illustration:The Portrait of Tokugawa Mitsukuni Illustration:Convolvulus Flowers by Gesso Sword Songs Illustration:The Forty Seven Ronins by Yoshimune Illustration:A Full Moon Illustration:Mt. Saijo in Echigo by Hiroshige (Reproduction) Illustration:An Arrow by Gesso and the Reproduction of the Original Tanka of "A Farewell" written by Kusunoki Masatsura with an Arrow on the Wall of Nyoirindo, Yoshino Illustration:The Battle of Kawanakajima by Yoshimune Illustration:Uesugi Kenshin and Takeda Shingen by Yoshimune Love Songs Illustration:Bamboos by Gesso Illustration:A Lantern and a Pillow by Koho Illustration:The Thawing of Ice by Gesso Illustration:Cherry Trees in Mist by Hiroshige (Reproduction) Illustration:Court Nobles by Gesso Illustration:A Tanka on a Tanzaku by Gesso Post Scriptum Home  Copyright 2001 by Marc Kahn; All Rights Reserved