KYUGI SOHSHOKU JUUROKU-SHIKI ZUFU (SIXTEEN ILLUSTRATIONS OF DECORATIONS FOR TRADITIONAL CEREMONIES). by KORIN, FURUYA - 1933

Kyoto: Geijutsu-do, 1933. Oblong 4to, patterned silk - covered boards with calligraphic and pictorial labels. Originally printed in 1903 by Kyoto Bijutsu Kyokai (Kyoto Art Association). Light soil and darkening to edges of silk covers. Japanese accordion-fold binding (Orihon); single sheets hinged together and attached at each end to a board, becoming the front and back covers of the book. Furuya Korin was instrumental in the development of Japanese modern design in the early 20th century known as Neo-Rimpa, a stylized and abstracted version of nature with overtones of Art Nouveau. Introduction by Asamaro Inokuma (1870-1945), scholar and preservationist specializing in traditional festivals. Twenty seven color wood block plates, some double page, illustrate sixteen chapters on room settings for ritual implements, main palace, coming of age, tea , incense and wedding ceremonies, ancient form of soccer played by Japanese courtiers (kemari), Noh theater musical instruments, uniforms of officials, and more. Complete list on request.. Near Fine. Illus. by Korin, Furuya.. Oblong 4to. Silk Covered Boards.