Japanese Ceremonial Dress Guide
- Stab binding, string used as binder. Front and rear cover -- limp card
- Japan: Yoshikawa Kobunkan, 1903
Japan: Yoshikawa Kobunkan, 1903. Stab binding, string used as binder. Front and rear cover -- limp card. Near Fine. Kosugi Unson. With 14 plates of different ceremonial dress worn by Japanese officialdom and warriors. 8vo. 25 by 18 cm. Eight leaves, with the first leaf a thinner paper, and afterwards, the leaves are folded over in the Japanese style. The book has on the inside front cover the printed stamp of Isseido, a Japanese antiquarian bookseller which goes back to the early 20th century and is still in business in Tokyo. The plates have very rich color and resemble actual painting. The book is complete unto itself but was also a part of a series issued over time. Some soiling and wear on the cover. Interior clean and bright.
Details
Title
Japanese Ceremonial Dress Guide
Author
Kosugi Unson
Binding
Stab binding, string used as binder. Front and rear cover -- limp card
Condition
Near Fine
Publisher
Yoshikawa Kobunkan: Japan
Date
1903