Author: CHIHARU TAKASHIMA :
Title: Kyûko zufu, Shokumon no bu (Textile section) : . Tokyo, Yurindo, ca 1870-90.
Description: . Folio (31.5 x 22.3 cm). Lvs (28), leporello-folded. With fifty-two beautiful woodblock-printed designs, fine impression. Printed Japanese captions. Original front paper cover (lightly stained), without rear cover. Printed title label on front cover. This volume is titled "textile section" which may mean that there are more parts published. But the British Library has only noted this part (1840). The original was published in 1840, this is a later reprint.A lovely pattern book for textiles with many striking designs printed in bright, rich colours.

Keywords: East Asia, japan, japanese, japon, asia, asie, asien, asiatic, woodcut, woodblock-printed, illustrated,


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