Author: Lane, Richard
Title: Shunga Books of the Ukityo-E School, I: Moronobu, Series One
Description: Tokyo, Japan, Ukiyo-e / Gabundo, 1973. Hardcover. foldable, magnetized four-sided maroon cloth box w/ japanese script title & spine plate. yellow pastedowns to fold-out sides; one table contents. bone-like clasps. 7 volumes, various paginations w/ bw illustrations. Japanese Text w/ Limited English. There appears to be no extensive moisture damage to the volumes. One volume's back cover has some dampstaining discoloring. Other volumes have crinkling to covers. This copy is missing "The Japanese Text" catalogue. Each volume is cloth & string bound. Each volume is clean, appearing unread. Limited to 400 sets, this being 14 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; moisture-like spotting to some panelgs opening text volume has light pencil pg numbers to upper corners (first seven pgs). occasional tanning to pg edges.

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