Author: OKA, H.,
Title: How to wrap five Eggs. Translated and adapted (for western readers) after the orig. Japanese edn. by Atsuko Nii and R. Friedrich. First edn. (thus).
Description: Tokyo, Bijutsu Shuppan-Sha - Weatherhill, 1967. Large square 8°, original clothbacked thick white coloured glazed boards, blind-tooled vignette in centre of front boards, dustjacket, in its original thick boards slipcase with publ. title-label. 203pp., numerous beautiful illstrations and plates after photos by Michikazu Sakai, commentaries on the plates by Hideyuki Oka at end (also illustrated), double-spread and tinted endpaper maps, table of contents. A classical & beautifully illustrated monograph, describing in detail the art of traditional Japanese packaging design. A very good, near MINT copy, WITH original dustjacket and slipcase. Rare.

Keywords: japan design package packing tradition history culture heritage design far east asia applied art craft