Shozoku shokumon zue

by Tokikata Matsuoka, Honma Hyakuri

$1,500 · Offered by Ursus Books

First edition

MATSUOKA, Tokikata and Hyakuri HONMA. Shozoku shokumon zue. Patterns of Brocades Worn at Court . 92 pp., illustrated with 146 woodcuts. 8vo, 240 x 167 mm., bound in original wrappers in a new chitsu case. Tokyo: n.p., 1815.The first edition of this wonderful example of early nineteenth century Japanese bookmaking. Many of the stunning woodcuts show a remarkable degree of subtlety and display an exquisite

• Binding: Wrappers

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