Monyō-sen: moyō zushiki (Selected designs: pattern-illustrations)

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Monyō-sen: moyō zushiki ["Selected designs: pattern-illustrations"]

Mori, Kyokurei [edited by]. 

Kyōto: Okugami Shoshi, Shōwa 5 [1930]. 

A collection of eighty woodblock-printed designs featuring animals, plants, insects, waves, books, and less conventional objects. The album may also have been published under the title Moyō hyakusen. According to the preface, the circular motifs showcase ideas from great artists including Ogata Kōrin (1658-1716), Hishikawa Moronobu (1618-1694), Tawaraya Sōtatsu (c. 1570–c. 1640), Sakai Hōitsu (1761-1829), and Hanabusa Itchō (1652-1724). The motifs, the preface continues, have been rearranged by the editor, Mori Kyokurei (or Kyokuhō), to be easily applicable to products. A forgotten book of playful black and white designs from acclaimed historical artists, reformatted for commercial use.

One concertina-bound (orijō) volume, complete. Original boards, a little soiled and scraped, original mounted daisen title slip to centre, ex-library sticker to upper right. A few tears to lower free endpaper gutter. Occasional ink marks to leaves and textblock edges, not affecting illustrations. [80 designs in 20 unnumbered leaves]. 25 x 18.5 cm.

Monyō-sen: moyō zushiki (Selected designs: pattern-illustrations)
Price: $800.00 (USD)