Kamisaka Sekka: Rimpa Master - Pioneer of Modern Design by Wood, Donald, ed - 2003

Tokyo, Japan / Birmingham, Alabama: Tokyo: The National Museum of Modern Art - Birmingham Museum of Art - The Asahi Shimbun, 2003. First Edition. Softcover. Near Fine. Kamisaka Sekka. A fine and due homage to the Japanese artist Kamisaka Sekka (1866-1942) for a show that was held in The National Museum of Modern Art (Kyoto) from August 30 to October 13, 2003, the Sakura City Museum of Art from November 8 to December 21, 2003, the Los Angeles County Museum of Art from January 29 to April 25, 2004, and the Birmingham [Alabama] Museum of Art from May 23 to August 1, 2004. Edited by Donald A. Wood and then contributed to in both English and Japanese by Yuko Ikeda, Kurt A. Gitter, Sakakibara Yoshio, Sato Keiji, Tanya Ferretto Steel, Shimizu Aiko, Audrey Yoshiko, Higa Akiko and others. Big, tall quarto format size, with unfurled tips, tight binding, and clean internals, showing only very slight shelf- and edge-wear to the illustrated wraps, in gate-fold, beyond diagonal crease to rear panel, and three small dings thereto. Bilingual in both Japanese and English. Gorgeous reproductions of fine works on high-gloss paper. [12], 13-355 pp. Member, I.O.B.A., C.B.A., and adherent to the highest ethical standards. Additional postage may be required for oversize or especially heavy volumes, and for sets.