ïNO, UNGAI (NOBUTARÍ]: - Jinshu monyô, senjümin no bu. (Tribal patterns of indigenous people) . Ky›to, Unsôdô, Tisho 5 (1915).

. Oblong 8vo. (10 x 18.7 cm). Lvs 44, leporello-folded. Contains fifty-nine coloured woodblock-printed patterns, one preliminary leaf and colophon printed on rear paste-down. A collection of traditional Ainu patterns with printed Japanese captions. Original binding, worn, title on upper cover. Some minor staining and a few leaves with some creasing. Rare first edition published as the second issue of the author's anthropological series of works. The first was published in 1907 devoted to Japanese ancient designs, this issue deals exclusively with Ainu design. Ungai (Nobutar›) Íno (1863-1938) was an artist and anthropologist who worked at the Tokyo Imperial University. He was the leading proponent of the Ainu theory.

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