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MOMOYOGUSA by Kamisaka SEKKA, artist - Meiji 42-43 [1909-10]

by Kamisaka SEKKA, artist

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MOMOYOGUSA by Kamisaka SEKKA, artist - Meiji 42-43 [1909-10]

MOMOYOGUSA

by Kamisaka SEKKA, artist

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[DESIGN BOOK] Kamisaka SEKKA, artist. MOMOYOGUSA. Kyoto: Unsôdô, Meiji 42-43 [1909-10]. 3 volumes. 30.1 X 22.5 cm. Most consider it the finest Japanese design book of all time, this exquisite suite of 60 double-page color-printed woodblocks is printed and overprinted using opaque and metallic inks to produce a sumptuous surface. This is a very early impression with woodgrain showing in many prints. The condition is internally superb, with almost none of the gutter fading and metallic ink transfer common to this work. One of the finest printings we have seen. Some paper overlay is chipped away on the front covers of volumes one and three, though they retain the original printed titles, and the printed paper overlay on the back of one volume is missing and is quite chipped away on the other. The exterior of volume two is about perfect. A complete copy of this cornerstone of any Japanese design collection.
  • Bookseller Boston Book Company US (US)
  • Book Condition Used
  • Quantity Available 1
  • Publisher Unsôdô
  • Place of Publication Kyoto
  • Date Published Meiji 42-43 [1909-10]
  • Keywords EAST ASIA JAPAN EHON DESIGN UNSODO

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MOMOYOGUSA

by [DESIGN] Kamisaka SEKKA, artist

  • Used
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1909. [DESIGN] Kamisaka SEKKA, artist. MOMOYOGUSA. Kyoto: Unsodo, Meiji 42-43 [1909-10]. 3 volumes. 30.1 X 22.5 cm. Most consider it the finest Japanese design book of all time, this exquisite suite of 60 double-page color-printed woodblocks is printed and overprinted using opaque and metallic inks to produce a sumptuous surface. This is an early impression with woodgrain showing in a few prints. The condition is internally superb, with almost none of the gutter fading and metallic ink transfer common to this work. One of the finest printings we have seen. Volume one has been meticulously restored.... Some paper fill-in and other work has been so successfully accomplished as to be unnoticeable. Some paper overlay is chipped away on the front covers of volumes one and three, though they retain the original printed titles, and the paper overlay on the back of one volume is restores/replaced. A complete copy of this cornerstone of any Japanese design collection.
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$47,500.00

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