Nihon bijutsu taikei VIII: Senshoku
Tokyo: Kodansha, 1960. Hardcover. Mauve silk/boards with color plate and gilt lettering on front. 199 pp. with bw plates throughout, 25 color plates tipped in, and 3 indigo/white plates. Colophon tipped in on back fep, with tissue guard. In plain cardboard slip case with wrap-around color image laid on. VG (some minor stains in margin of last few pages). Slipcase good (soiled and with wear to edges but still protective. Item #132878
Text in Japanese. Volume 8 of the Art of Japan series. Focuses on Japanese textiles, fabrics, and kimonos. Catalogue of 192 items in total, annotated. Includes 8 different sections, each with narrative text, portion of the catalogue, and images. End sections appear to be a chronology, general index, and list of plates.
Price: $175.00