Stiff Wraps
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by Japanese Ehon (E-Hon) Picture Books
Np: Np, Nd. Stiff Wraps. Orig. contemporary decorated paper covers, string-tied, paper cover label. Very good. 9 leaves. 17.5 x 12 cm. All french-leaved all plates in color. These picture books, very popular during the late Edo-Meiji era were a significant aspect of the Japanese publishing industry during the 19th century with a host of Japanese woodblock print artists contributing their efforts. Images by Utagawa Kunisada, mostly portraiture of men and women from the waist up: he was the most popular, prolific and commercially successful designer of ukiyo-e woodblock prints in 19th-century Japan.
(Inventory #: 22251)