japan architecture (2 Ergebnisse)

Uniform matching hard back binding twelve volumes: eight on Japan, four on China in publisher's original three quarter Pakistan green morocco leather, lovely blue and gilt patterned sides, the spine divided into six panels, lettered in gilt to the second and fourth, tools to the others, top edges gilt, others untrimmed, rarely seen gold nugget patterned end papers over light creamy brown paper. 8vo. 9½'' x 6½''. Hand written in red number 376 of 500 Limited Edition copies. Contains red and black printed title leaves with captioned tissue-guarded colour frontispiece to each volume, colour and black and white photographs with tissue-guards and plentiful black and white plates and drawings throughout, large colour fold out map of Japan at end of Volume VI, large colour fold out map of China at end of Volume XII. Fine condition books, in original and rare Good condition dust wrappers with dark navy legible lettering to the spines, oriental motif on centre front panels, small nicks to some edges. Dust wrappers supplied in archive acetate film protection. Heavy volume set weighing 15 kg, extra postage will be requested over and above our default setting for destinations outside of the UK. Member of the P.B.F.A. ART & CRAFT [Japanese].

Meiji-era salesman's sample catalogue with a selection of superb hand-stencilled paper and paper-backed silks for use on Japanese fusuma room dividing screens, some of them showing clear arts and crafts influence. The selection begins with two heavily textured plain papers, followed by three where designs are printed onto a bark-textured paper similar to that used in the binding, the first with a repeated geometric design in brown and charcoal on a grey wash, the others with stylised floral designs, highlighted with gold splashes. The next group consists of three designs on straw-textured paper, all concentrating on foliate motifs, the most striking with juxtaposed squares of golden ochre and pale green. The first, with a repeated vine leaf and tendril design, is superimposed on a square of red spattered with gold, the other has maple leaves in gold and autumnal orangish-brown with ripples in silver. The next two designs are on fine-textured grey washi paper featuring abstract, naturalistic patterns, the first cloud-like, the second a drip pattern. Five designs of a more designs follow, a densely repeated silver cloud design, two with repeated Paulownia flower mon patterns, one in blue and silver, the other with a larger silver crest, a pale grey paper chequer-boarded with an intricate stele-like device, the last with chrysanthemums, pale blue, gold, and silver, with leaves in dark green. The next group are of paper-backed silk, all in related colour ways, employing subdued red, green and brown on a golden ochre ground with highlighting in silver or gold, showing clear influence from the arts and crafts movement. These range from a simple geometric design, to complex repeated mon decoration employing chrysanthemums, lotus petals and cranes, and include a very Morrisian design of small flowers on fine tendrils, petals outlined in old gold. The last two samples are half-page and are of paper-backed plain open-weave cloth in two shades of ecru. In all, this is a beautiful collection of hand-finished materials showing designs from the period immediately predating the widespread commercialization of fusuma production. Landscape quarto (198 x 271 mm). 22 samples, all with rubber-stamped maker's name, and discreet inked inventory notes. Original bark-textured grey paper-covered boards, punch sewn with purple silk ties, calligraphic title label mounted on the front board, grey on grey, silhouette maple leaf-pattered pastedowns A little used, with minor wear along the board edges, and some chipping at the head and tail of the spine, the contents with some light foxing or browning in places, showing versos.