Excerpt from Catalogue of Antique Chinese and Japanese Objects of Art, Ancient Chinese Bronze Statues, Garden Ornaments, Bronzes, Ceramics, Clocks, Carvings, Screens, Paintings, Prints, Illustrated Books and Albums, Etc: Belonging to Mr. T. Idsumi, a Native Expert and Collector of Kioto, Japan<br><br>Decoration of the famous hundred poets of old Japan; most accurately and elaborately painted in gold and colored enamels in centre.<br><br>About the Publisher<br><br>Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com<br><br>This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.