[MASAMUNE, ATSUO]. 正宗敦夫.

温古セン彙. [Onko Sen'i].
[A Collection of Japanese Traditional Dyed Fabrics].

東京, [Tokyo]. 日本古典全集刊行会. [Nihon Koten Zenshu Kankokai]. 昭和12. [ 1937]. Stock ID #171337

92 colour plates tipped in, 90 + 42 + 5pp, 17.5 x 12.5cm, attractive gilt spine, appears to lack the facsimile title label, otherwise all tipped in images are present, a good hardback copy with embossed cloth covers. 17.3 x 12.2cm.

A beautifully produced little book with colour illustrations showing the uses of traditional dyestuffs. Each small tipped in colour plate shows the colour produced by a dye plant or other dyestuff, and examples of the designs in which they were used. This is followed by a section of explanatory text on the various fabric dyes illustrated in the volume.

This book is a reprint of material originally produced by Haruta Nagatoshi (1753-1800), an eighteenth century armour-maker, and was re-published in the 1930s as part of a series of reproductions of classical Japanese writings.

When referring to this item please quote stockid 171337.

Price: $250.00 AU

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