The Hand-made Papers of Japan: The Seki Collection. (With One Hundred and Eighty One Specimens Dating from 730)
by Seki, Yoshikuni. \[reference Thomas Tindale and Dard Hunter\]
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/near fine
- Seller
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Palm Springs, California, United States
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About This Item
Tokyo: Privately Printed, 1965. first edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/near fine. The earliest sample here is of Japanese paper from the year 730 and the earliest printed fragment is from a book printed at the Kyoto Monastery in 1349. Many of the papers were made in the Nara, Heian, Kamakura, Muromachi, and Edo periods. The paper samples are arranged chronologically. Also includes samples of palmleaf paper, papyrus stalk, etc. Each samples identified in both Japanese and English under the sample. 181 samples, all present. The second volume is a beautifully illustrated history of papermaking. Both volumes in the traditional Japanese string bindings with paper labels over beautiful hand-made paper covers. Both volumes fine. Set comes in a blue folding cloth folder (near fine) with traditional clasps. This set sold new in Tokyo in 1965 for $400 (about $3000 today). A great book about paper. The paper samples in the classic Thomas Tindale book, Handmade Papers of Japan (1952), came from the Seki colleciton. This is Mr. Seki's self-published work on the same topic. There is a pleasant simplicity about the presentation here that is very appealing.
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- Bookseller
- Blue Sky Rare Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 3797
- Title
- The Hand-made Papers of Japan: The Seki Collection. (With One Hundred and Eighty One Specimens Dating from 730)
- Author
- Seki, Yoshikuni. \[reference Thomas Tindale and Dard Hunter\]
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- near fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- first edition
- Publisher
- Privately Printed
- Place of Publication
- Tokyo
- Date Published
- 1965
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