HOITSU Seasonal Flowers Woodcut album SHIKI NO HANA SE Woodblock print Book #1. SHIKI NO HANA (lit Flower of the Four Seasons) Part Spring: Vol. 1 (from complete in ten volumes) 22 figures of woodcut on 46 pages, an impressive fine art album including more than 60 kind of seasonal floral. Original cover and title slip. Amazing state of preservation without insect damage or other defects. There is no trace that was usage almost (Pastedown with different paper types only has foxing, but there is no content in this part). Since the first edition of this book has been issued, the era of decline for woodcut printing has continued by the spread of modern printing technology. The woodblock of this book, however, was carefully kept by the publisher, and was quietly waiting for the time of reprinting. In the 1960’s, when the movement to reevaluate woodcut printing became activate, it is the 2nd edition which was finally printed from the original woodcut after a generation. The binding is more robust and luxurious as a newly refurbished version. Author Writer: Sakai Hoitsu Painter: Sakai Hoitsu Publisher: Unsodo (Kyoto) Date: Showa 41 (1967) Second ED (First ED issued in 1908). Size : Maximum length 10.23. This book has been registered as 41020986 (Information about the first edition) National Diet Library. If you want more look at the Interesting book. Please check out other items I have listed. _gsrx_vers_859 GS 7.0.21 (859). The item “HOITSU Seasonal Flowers Woodcut album SHIKI NO HANA SE Woodblock print Book #1″ is in sale since Sunday, June 7, 2020. This item is in the category “Antiques\Asian Antiques\Japan\Prints”. The seller is “zoookiss” and is located in japan. This item can be shipped worldwide.
- Origin: Asian
- Original/Facsimile: Original
- Date: 1967
- Special Attributes: Illustrated
- Condition: Good. Binding tight. All page complete.
- Print type: Woodblock print
- Binding: Fording book with Hard cover
- Illustrated/Pages: almost all/about 50
- Country/Region of Manufacture: Japan
- Topic: Fine Arts: Collections
- Subject: Flowers
- Colophon: Yes