SEIKICHIRÍ, GOTÍ: - Kami no Tabi (Paper Journey). Tokyo, Bijutsu ShuppanshaShowa 39 (1964).

. Large oblong folio (33.5 x 44 cm). Seventy-four double folded leaves bound in the fukuro-toji style. Twelve washi paper samples tipped in. Text in Japanese. Illustrated throughout in the katazome stencil technique on handmade paper. As issued in decorated washi paper covers. Housed in original folder with clasps and the original cardboard box (with some wear). Limited edition of 300 copies (no. 34).Tesuki Washi or handmade Japanese paper was introduced from China to Japan in 610 AD from Korea and has since been a part of Japanese culture. This is a spectacular work on paper production in Japan, its history and various manufacturing sites, accompanied by superb stencil-dyed prints made by Got›. Seikichir› Got› (1898-1989) was an artist, scholar and a master of the katazome technique. He was the foremost scholar of Japanese paper making in the post-war era. Contains information on many of the now extinct papers and paper manufacturers. In lovely condition.