Iki Eizo Ed (1 results)
More imagesSeller: RARE ORIENTAL BOOK CO., ABAA, ILAB, Aptos, CA, U.S.A.RARE ORIENTAL BOOK CO., ABAA, ILAB
Contact seller5-star sellerTokyo 1966, Meiji. Blue folding chitsu case, 25 tipped-in cloth samples, matted, ca. 34 x 44.5 cm., Vol. l, No.l, the only volume ever issued, very clean, English captions, cloth samples c 18 x 22 cm., solid. FIRST & ONLY OBSCURE EDITION A loose portfolio, with a series of silk textile samples, many elaborately silk screened, or… printed, traditional and classic patterns, Goshodoki, Edotoki styles, Arabesque, pine & umbrella patterns, geometric, hexagonal, Komon, stencilled resist, flowers, leaves &c. . A beautiful set of cloth examples. Written by the director of the Japan Textile Promotion Assn. This is a wonderful group of textiles each is identified by the kind & location of origin, some are Okinawan, most are stencilled or woven patterns, all very beautiful & uniquely Japanese. . A wonderful collection with actual cloth textiles are quite scarce. A marvelous look at the beautifully artistic Japanese world of cloth and clothing, with some creped examples. . All contained in a nice blue-cloth folding case, superbly done. ***.
