The Art of the Japanese Book
This collaboration was crucial: under Watanabe's direction
Perfect impression printed and published by the Thomas Gallery in Munich and printed in a total of 125 copies
dating to the second half of the 1800s
KŌRIN FURUYA, Kōrin-style Patterns n. 20, 1897 sculture The Art of the JapaneseStunning proof with excellent colors, in the first edition. Printed on paper from Japan during the Meiji era (18681912). In exceptional condition, with untrimmed margins all around. Bibliography J. T. Carpenter, Designing Nature: The Rinpa Aesthetic in Japanese Art, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, 2012, p. 111 J. Hillier, The Art of the Japanese Book, London: Sothebys, 1987 A. Jackson (ed.), Kimono: The Art and Evolution of Japanese Fashion, London: