Author: GOTÍ (GOTO), SEIKICHIRÍ (SEIKICHIRO):
Title: Nihon No Kami (Japanese Hand-Made Paper): Higashi Nihon-hen (Eastern Japan) + Nishi Nihon-hen (Western Japan) . Two volumes. Tokyo, Bijutsu Shuppansha, Showa 33-5 (1958-60).
Description: . Folio. Lvs 99 + 77. Parallel text in English and Japanese. With 171 katazome printed illustrations (many coloured) and 58 paper samples, all pasted in. Leaves folded in the Japanese fashion. As issued in original decorated washi paper covers. Original cloth slip cases, cotton ties, gold painted title labels on upper covers. Small tears at fold of upper covers. Housed in original cardboard boxes.First edition, limited to 200 copies, of a substantial work. Signed in ink by the author. The work is based on Gotô's two journeys in Japan to study paper making. An informative work about the different production sites and their specialities, methods, tools, etc. Accompanied by lovely illustrations. A great copy of an impressive work. Scarce.

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