1966 First Edition Book, "The Japanese Print: Its Evolution and Essence", by Muneshige Narazaki, English Adaptation by c.h. Mitchell

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Offered is a rare find 1st English edition book, "The Japanese Print: Its Evolution and Essence", by Muneshige Narazaki, English … Read more Offered is a rare find 1st English edition book, "The Japanese Print: Its Evolution and Essence", by Muneshige Narazaki, English Adaptation by C.H. Mitchell. A very impressive work collecting a rare selection of prints from the late 1600s to late 1800s and introduces the reader to the aesthetics and techniques of Japanese prints, including a chapter on collecting prints by Mitchell. All plates in color with full descriptions and a note on the artist opposite tipped-in plates. Cloth cover, dust jacket.
Publisher: Kodansha International Ltd, 1966, First Edition, 107 tipped-in color plates, bibliography, glossary, index.
Measures: 14.5" tall, 10.5" wide, 2" deep, weighs approximately 10 lbs

From the publisher: A selection of more than a hundred Japanese ukiyo-e woodblock prints in full color, including several fold-out triptychs, tipped in and bound with spacers. The work of the most important artists of the seventeeth to nineteenth centuries, these faithful reproductions cover a wide range of subject matter: portraits of actors, genre scenes, landscapes, comic scenes, beautiful women and more. In addition to an introductory text of three chapters, the plates are accompanied by extensive captions with full descriptions of artistic details, biographical material about the artists, and an evolutionary history of Japanese prints. A special section by the adaptor, C.H. Mitchell, covers criteria for selection, market value, and the care of prints. See less