Shokumon Ruisan
by Tokyo. Imperial Museum
- Used
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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New York, New York, United States
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About This Item
1892. Tokyo. Teishitsu Hakabutsukan [Imperial Museum]. Shokumon Ruisan. [Historical textiles compiled by the Imperial Museum]. 10 volume corpus with 1,034 superb color woodblock plates with tissue guards, some printed in metallic inks. 4tos, 253 x 182 mm., wrappers laid into two chitsu cases. Tokyo: Yorindo, 1892. A splendid set of this monumental corpus of Japanese designs, which is a masterpiece of the printer's art. One would be hard put to find a better place to find such an assemblage of designs printed with such supreme skill. The set is overall in excellent condition, with a few insignificant water stains in the margins. Sets are of the greatest rarity with OCLC listing only the Metropolitan Museum, Arizona, LC, V & A, Hungarian Academy of Science.
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- Bookseller
- Ursus Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 171764
- Title
- Shokumon Ruisan
- Author
- Tokyo. Imperial Museum
- Book Condition
- Used
- Date Published
- 1892
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- Wrappers
- The paper covering on the outside of a paperback. Also see the entry for pictorial wraps, color illustrated coverings for...