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[A Well Illustrated Work Presenting 92 of Keisuke Serizawa's Stencil Art Works]. Distributed by the Maruzen Co., Ltd, 1967, large 8vo (9 x 11 1/2 in - 22.8 x 29.2 cm), gilt decoration on covers and gilt lettering on spine, 92 images of Serizawa's work (12 color and 80 black and white), photograph of Serizawa, unpaginated. The work covers all facets of his work including scrolls, wall hangings, folding screens, hanging pictures, kimonos, obis, kimono cloth, noren and examples of stencil paper used to dye works. The book reads Japanese style from front to rear. The plates and photograph of Serizawa are followed by 16 pages of Japanese text which includes an image by image descriptive caption for the 92 items. This is followed by a Japanese language colophon. The color plates are tipped in.and are produced utilizing the color halftone process. The black and white plates are produced by the halftone process also. Some pages have more than one image per page and some images span two pages. Each image is assigned a number and has a descriptive caption in Japanese. The front of the book has an English language title page and a two page discussion of Serizawa and his work. This is followed by a five page "List of Plates" with the number of each image and an English descriptive caption. ~~ Condition. The book is in Fine condition and the slip case is in Very Good condition. Private library bookplate on fep. More information, to include digital pictures, available on request. Seller Inventory # 1967040711
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