Author: Lane, Richard
Title: Shunga Books of the Ukityo-E School, II: Moronobu, Series Two
Description: Tokyo, Japan, Ukiyo-e / Gabundo, 1976. Hardcover. foldable, magnetized four-sided navy cloth box w/ japanese script title & spine plate. yellow pastedowns to fold-out sides; one table contents. bone-like clasps. 9 volumes, various paginations w/ bw illustrations. Japanese Text w/ Limited English. Each volume is cloth & string bound. Yellow, Table Of Contents pastdown has two areas of rusty discolorization from the embedded magnets. Each volume is clean, appearing unread. Limited to 500 sets, this being 259 and signed by Richard Lane. Richard Douglas Lane was an acclaimed art historian and Japanese art collector who resided in Japan. This his series on the famed Japanese artist Hishikawa Moronobu, known for his popularization of "Ukiyo-e" woodblock art. VG. case has sunned spine; cloth scuffed; one panel scratched. opening text volume has crease to lower edge; light pencil pg numbers to upper corners (first seven pgs).

Keywords: Asian Art ; Hishikawa Moronobu ; ; Asian Art


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