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[FAN ALBUM], TAISHO ERA FAN ALBUM FROM KYOTO.
192. 3. [FAN ALBUM]. TAISHO ERA WOODCUT FAN ALBUM FROM KYOTO. Fan albums are an interesting genre. Created as marketing tools for deluxe fan makers, they are a compilation of a season's available designs, commissioned from some of the most eminent artists of the day. Once the season was over, the sample books were sold - a very limited production. They have largely disappeared from the market, almost before anyone noticed how interesting they really are. This particular example is very nice, with 57 prints in all - by such important artists as Seiho^, Taikan, Tessai, etc., plus a number of unsigned and quite striking abstract designs, as well. Probably created in the 1920s. Lovely printings and colors, generally good condition, one or two of the prints are damaged, a few others are a bit foxed and browned. Brocade covers nibbled at a corner.
Offered for US$ 1950.00 by: Boston Book Company - Book number: 84620