Shiko Munakata - Wood-Block Prints Chronologically arranged (1935-1958) Edited by Dr. Soetsu Yanagi. 1958; The Chikuma-Shobo; Tokyo, Japan. Text is in English and Japanese.
Textured cream paper boards with gilt stamping, jacket and enclosure cardboard box. Bumping to the bottom edges and corners extends but diminishes to some interior pages; minor bumping and rubbing to the remaining extremities; previous owner's name stamped in red to the front and back fly pages as well as 3 speckles of stain to the spine. Accompanying dust jacket has noticeable bumping and chipping; blackout over the price; a 4" piece missing at the upper spine and a 2" piece missing with related creasing to the base of the jacket. Box has bumping, chipping scuffing and age toning as well as blackout line to the price.
Contents:
To Shiko Munakata by Kanjiro Kawai
Shiko Munakata, A Child of Nature by Soetsu Yanagi
Woodcut Print by Shiko Munakata
Career