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Published by [Kokkasha], 1925
Seller: Masalai Press, Oakland, CA, U.S.A.
First Edition
Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. 31 pp., illustrations. One plate is in color and produced by chromoxylograph. Other plates are in black-and-white and produced by collotype. Large format (15x10.5x1/8 inches) Bound with 2 pieces of silk string. In Japanese with a 2-page summary in English. Articles: On the Illustrations of the History of the Pious Prince Shôtoku in the Gallery of the Hôryû-ji Temple / Shizuya Fujikake; The Love of Gardening by the Ashikaga Shogunate Family and the Rise of Professional Gardeners, Part 2 / Yeisaku Toyama; The Treasures in the Ancient Temples at Kamakura, Part 2 / Yeiichi Matusmoto. Plates: 1) A Beauty trifling with a Cat / Soken Yamaguchi 2-5) Illustrations of the History of Pious Prince Shôtoku 6) Picture of a Plum-tree / Priest Ikkyû 7) The Statue of Amida 0.0.