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Abe, Stanley: AN ACCOUNT OF TWO VOYAGES - BACKHOFF AND WAGENER Acharya, Sanjay: Adams, Edward B: Alexander, William & Mason, George: Allen, H. M. ed: Andrews, F. H: ANNINGHE LIUYU DA SHI MU Yuhas, Louise ed: Asahi Shimbun ed: Asian Art Museum: THE ASIATIC JOURNAL AND MONTHLY MISCELLANY VOL II: THIRD SERIES |
HIRKK2 Hirota Ihee comp. and ed: KODAI KARA KUSA MOYO SHU. (A Compilation of Ancient Chinese Floral Designs). 古代唐草模樣集。廣田伊兵衛 編輯. Tokyo, 1885. 28 folded leaves of which 25 leaves (i.e. 50 pp) comprise full page b/w woodblock illustration of numerous floral and related designs. 22x15 cm. Stitched. GBP 300.00 Dated Meiji 18 (1885) on publisher's colophon on inside back cover. One and only edition of this work which comprises a hugely-varied and well-executed visual compendium of ancient and traditional floral designs in Chinese cultural decoration. Includes auspicious floral emblems, designs used on architecture, textiles etc. etc. A pleasing thing. All text in Japanese. In very good clean condition, just slight wear to the covers. Rare Subjects: Design Botany Item 54 in List 214. URL for this record: hanshan.com/?h/HIRKK2.HTM Record produced by Hanshan Tang Books, www.hanshan.com. |