Monograph of Plant-Dyeing Peculiar to Japan (Nippon Kusakiome-Fu).
by Yamazaki, Akira
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- Hardcover
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Los Angeles, California, United States
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About This Item
Kanagawa: Getsumeikai, 1961 This book was originally published in 1933. The first edition is rare: OCLC lists two copies, at the Smithsonian and the Library of Congress. Of the present edition, it lists thirteen copies, largely in botanical libraries. . Hand-woven blue cloth over boards, the color achieved with the Ai dye. Gilt lettering in English and Japanese. 11 1/4 x 8." . With fifty mounted skeins of dyed silk showing the colors achieved with the dyes. Also with a full-page color woodblock of the "Ai no Zu" plant and a photograph showing the picking of benibana, plus an actual specimen of the akanegusa plant. There are sixty-five photographs of the plants used. The paper is specially processed heavy handmade nihonshi (two-layered washi). Preface and plant names in English, text in Japanese. A fine copy in black wrap-around cloth case. A fine copy of a scarce work. This volume is printed in a limited edition of 500 as it is not practical or possible to produce more than that number of the hand-made paper, the sample skeins, cover material, hand-printed woodblock prints, specimens, etc. which make this volume a unique and extravagant publication.
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- Bookseller
- Michael R. Thompson, Booksellers, ABAA/ILAB (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 15725
- Title
- Monograph of Plant-Dyeing Peculiar to Japan (Nippon Kusakiome-Fu).
- Author
- Yamazaki, Akira
- Format/Binding
- Hand-woven blue cloth over boards, the color achieved with the Ai dye. Gilt lettering in English and Japanese
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- This book was originally published in 1933. The first edition is
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Getsumeikai,
- Place of Publication
- Kanagawa:
- Date Published
- 1961
- Size
- 11 1/4 x 8.\"
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
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