Foujinami (1 results)

14.25" x 10" pp. [2], 50 [50 full-page color plates], text in Japanese language. Woodblock printed, ink and color on paper. Single volume string-bound in blue cloth covers; collected in a brown cloth case. Tissue guards between each plate, all present but one torn tissue between pp. 30/31. Full-color patterns used in Japanese ceramic, kimono, and wall covering designs. This is a design reference book, likely published by Unsodo. . Founded in 1891 as a publishing company that specialized in woodblock prints and used by those involved in arts and crafts, Unsodo is touted as "the only printer in Japan that still publishes woodblock printing publications [.] we continue to produce books and prints by woodblock printing with artisans who carry on traditional woodblock printing techniques." .