Author: Noshigami - .
Title: A sample book of Noshigami - special paper for gifts - from the Kadoya Dyeing Workshop, Tokyo.
Description: Tokyo [c1920?]. Large octavo by size (235x180mm), printed stiff wrappers; 105 leaves of colour printed samples. ¶ Noshi-gami is specially printed paper to be folded and attached to gifts as I understand it. The ineluctable beauty of the patterns is enhanced in this book by being in a quite smart cover decorated with electric locomotives.

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