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KAMISAKA SEKKA (1866-1942), illustrator: Momoyogusa (A world of things); 3 vols, Vol. I colophon dated 1909, Vols. II and III colophons dated 1910; published by Unsodo, Kyoto; orihon (30 x 22cm.); each in light grey wrapper with title slip printed in black on buff paper enhanced with flecks of gold leaf, Vols. I and II also printed in silver with cresting waves, Vols. I and III also encased in brown slip cases printed with same title slip, in cloth chitsu (cover), color very good, some offsetting on images, some illustrations lightly foxed or stained, center folds stained on some pages, wrappers worn
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KAMISAKA SEKKA (1866-1942), illustrator: Momoyogusa (A world of things); 3 vols, Vol. I colophon dated 1909, Vols. II and III colophons dated 1910; published by Unsodo, Kyoto; orihon (30 x 22cm.); each in light grey wrapper with title slip printed in black on buff paper enhanced with flecks of gold leaf, Vols. I and II also printed in silver with cresting waves, Vols. I and III also encased in brown slip cases printed with same title slip, in cloth chitsu (cover), color very good, some offsetting on images, some illustrations lightly foxed or stained, center folds stained on some pages, wrappers worn

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KAMISAKA SEKKA (1866-1942), illustrator: Momoyogusa (A world of things); 3 vols, Vol. I colophon dated 1909, Vols. II and III colophons dated 1910; published by Unsodo, Kyoto; orihon (30 x 22cm.); each in light grey wrapper with title slip printed in black on buff paper enhanced with flecks of gold leaf, Vols. I and II also printed in silver with cresting waves, Vols. I and III also encased in brown slip cases printed with same title slip, in cloth chitsu (cover), color very good, some offsetting on images, some illustrations lightly foxed or stained, center folds stained on some pages, wrappers worn

Contents: Vol. I, double-page inside cover applied with flecks of gold leaf, double-page preface, double-page table of contents, 20 double-page color illustrations with gold and silver embellishments, 1 p. colophon; Vol. II, 19 double-page color illustrations with gold and silver embellishments. 1 p. colophon; Vol. III, double-page inside cover applied with flecks of silver leaf, double-page table of contents, 20 double-page color illustrations with gold and silver embellishments, 1 p. colophon

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For other examples see Jack Hillier, The Japanese Book: A Selection from the Ravicz Collection (New York: Harry N. Abrams, Inc., 1991), pls. 102-04; Murashige Yasushi and Kobayashi Tadashi, Rimpa/Rimpa Painting, vol. 5 (Kyoto: Shikosha, 1992), ref. pl. 19.

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