Item from the Mokuhankan Flea MarketSilkworm CultivationSize: 30.0cm by 21.0cm (11.81 in by 8.27 in) | Enlargement | Shipping Code: [L] ? Designer: Katsukawa Shunshō & Kitao Shigemasa Era: Taisho | Currency: $ / £ / € Price: Description: This is a Taisho-era reproduction of a book originally published in 1786, titled 'Ehon Takaranoito: Kaiko Yashinahisou (picture book of treasure threads: silkworm cultivation)'. It's a Japanese-bound book with 12 woodblock prints designed by Katsugawa Harusho and Kitao Shigemasa, depicting the process of silkworm breeding and silk production. Nice design on the cover using cocoon as a pattern, beautifully made woodblock prints inside. This book has stains/spots mostly on the front cover, back cover, and pastedowns but the inner pages are in good condition. The front cover has some spots especially on the bottom left corner: Here are a couple of inner pages: There are spots on the back pastedown, and on the front pastedown too ... also on the back cover. Browse thumbnail pages of various selections from the catalogue ... Mokuhankan Publications:general (104) kacho-e (27) landscape (54) bijin-ga (19) contemporary (17) senshafuda (2) yakusha-e (4) HangaClub (70) ebook (6) miscellaneous (4) 8 Cats (4) supplies (6) [ Also see our Annual Gift Page ] Partner Shops: Kawase Hasui prints (13) Yoshida family prints (48) Doi Hanga prints (54) Miyakodori prints (4) Numabe Mokuhan prints (3) Guest items (17) Mokuhankan Flea Market (All items) general (74) kacho-e (36) yakusha-e (25) landscape (130) bijin-ga (110) kuchi-e (0) contemporary (4) set (42) books (3) [ List of Recently sold items ] [ Flea Market Matsuri ] |
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