SHISK3 Shiho Sakakibara: SHIHO KACHO GASHU. (A Collection of Bird-and-Flower Paintings by Shiho). 紫峰花鳥畫集. Kyoto, 1934. 1, 1, 70, 61, 1 pp. 70 pp. b/w collotype plates. A few tipped-in colour plates. 49x43 cm. Quarter leather. Decorative boards. GBP 250.00 A very large and weighty work comprising a survey of the work of the Japanese artist, Shiho Sakakibara (1887-1971), published in 1934 when his reputation and fame had become well established. Seventy full page collotype illustrations showing fine bird-and-flower paintings. Published by Unsodo in a limited edition of 200 copies. Dated Showa 9 (1934). Text in Japanese. Some wear to covers and text block starting to split in one place due to the sheer weight and size of the book. Rare. Subjects: Painting Item 485 in List 209. URL for this record: hanshan.com/?s/SHISK3.HTM Record produced by Hanshan Tang Books, www.hanshan.com. |