Furuya Kōrin's design series

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[Furuya Kōrin's design series]

Furuya, Kōrin [illustrated by].

Kyōto: Unsōdō, Meiji 38-39 [1905-6]. 

A set of four books of woodblock-printed designs by the acclaimed Kyoto-based artist Furuya Kōrin (1875–1910). The set includes Date moyō hanazukushi ("Compilation of flamboyant flower patterns", 25 pages of designs), Matsuzukushi ("Compilation of pine trees", 25 pages of designs), Takezukushi ("Compilation of bamboo", 25 pages of designs), and Umezukushi ("Compilation of plums", 25 pages of designs). The patterns were heavily influenced by the Rinpa style of Ogata Kōrin (1658-1716), from whom Furuya derived his 'artist's name'. Each volume features fifty designs by Kōrin on a different theme: flowers, pine trees, bamboo, and plum trees respectively. A scarce set of entrancing designs, many printed using metallic pigments. 

Three concertina-folding (orijō) volumes and one Western-bound volume, complete. Losses to papers covering original boards. Paper covering boards of Matsuzukushi volume lacking. Bindings cracked and shaken. Abrasion to fore-edges. Occasional marks, creases, browning, and light foxing to leaves, tears to gutters and pastedowns. Some repairs to spines and gutters. [25; 1, 25; 13; 25] leaves. Each volume measures approximately 17.7 x 24.5 cm.

Furuya Kōrin's design series
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