Two Woodblocks Carved On Both Sides Used In Printing The First Four Consecutive Folding Leaves Of

by Woodblocks Japanese Book

$6,500 · Offered by Jonathan A. Hill Bookseller

Two woodblocks each 203 x 393 mm. . Kyoto: 1804. A rare occurrence: we offer two woodblocks, carved on both sides, including one double-page woodcut, and the resulting printed work. The woodblocks offer an excellent representation of different layouts: two pages of table of contents, four pages of text, and two pages of a fine double-page woodcut. These show an attractive variety of methods of carving. This is a notable woodcut book, with

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