Takara zukushi. 2 volumes

1935. KAWARAZAKI, Kodo. Takara Zukushi. [Symbols of Treasure]. 2 volumes. Each volume with 24 woodcut illustrations, of which 12 are in colour. Oblong folio, 385 x 260 mm, bound in publisher's illustrated boards, in a new chitsu case. Kyoto: Unsodo, 1935. A superb example of colour woodblock printing used to produce a typical Japanese design portfolio. Unsodo is the name of a large Japanese publishing company with branches in both Tokyo and Kyoto. Founded in 1891, this company is still in existence today. From the 1890s through the 1930s, the Unsodo publishing house was involved in printing high quality pattern books for various crafts including textiles and lacquer. (Inventory #: 165404)