Seiei [Essence]

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Seiei [Essence]

Ueno, Seikō ... [et al.]; Yamada, Naosaburō [edited by].

Kyōto: Gōmei Gaisha Unsōdō, Meiji 40 [1907].

Issue 14 of the design periodical Seiei produced by the famed Kyoto-based zuan publisher Unsōdō. The issue features an index and ten stunning double-page woodblock-printed designs by acclaimed graphic designers and artists including Ueno Seikō (1871-1943). A crisp impression, featuring the use of metallic pigments.

Issue 14. One orijō (concertina-folding) volume, complete, bound in original boards. Boards cracked, tears and repairs to gutters. Losses and scratches to paper affixed to boards. Ex-ownership sticker to upper board, stamps to lower board and pastedowns. Minor marks internally. Discolouration to leaf extremities and index. [11 unnumbered leaves]. 25.1 x 18.1 cm.

Seiei [Essence]
Price: $1,480.00 (USD)