Omochabako: Kyosen manpitsu.
KYOSEN, Kawasaki. Omochabako: Kyosen manpitsu. 2 volumes. Illustrated with 100 colour woodcut plates. Oblong 4to, 215 x 180 mm., bound in publisher's silk covered boards in a new chitsu case, preserving the original label. Osaka: Kyosen Manpitsu Omochabako Hanpukai, 1924.
A charming collection of depictions of Japanese Toys by Kawasaki Kyosen (1877-1942), an artist who worked during the Meiji and Showa periods specializing in pictures of traditional toys, which he found throughout Japan. Neat ex-library, with a circular stamp on the verso of the plates. OCLC records only the copies in the British Library and National Diet Library.
Item nr. 165243
Price:
$1,250.00