Shima shima

by Furuya Korin

$1,850 · Offered by Ursus Books

KORIN, Furuya 1875-1910 . Shima shima. 2 volumes. Each volume illustrated with 20 leaves of colour woodblocks. 8vo, 250 x 180 mm., bound in publisher's wrappers in a new chitsu case. Kyoto: Yamada Unsodo, 1906.An early twentieth century pattern book of textile designs with most pages having three designs. The designs are the work of Furuya Korin, a student of Kamisaka Sekka, who is best known for his combining the style of the Japanese

• Binding: Wrappers

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