Cho.
by KAWARAZAKI, Kodo
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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New York, New York, United States
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About This Item
1933. KAWARAZAKI, Kodo. Cho, [Butterfly]. 20 woodblock printed plates of which 10 are in colour, on double leaves folded accordion style (orihon). Large folio, 420 x 305 mm., bound in publisher's woodblock printed boards in a new chitsu case. Kyoto: Uchida Bijutsu Shoshi, 1933. A splendid series of imaginative design plates featuring butterflies as the unifying motif. Each of the 10 coloured plates has a facing page with an almost monochromatic design. An exquisite piece of book and printmaking. Some wear to the boards, but overall a fine copy. Rare, with no listing on OCLC.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Ursus Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 165406
- Title
- Cho.
- Author
- KAWARAZAKI, Kodo
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Date Published
- 1933
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