Up for sale is a beautiful NOS (unused) Japanese 1972 Folio Set of 12-Monthly Katazome Mingei (Folk Art) Stenciled Woodblock/Woodcut Calendars on Hand Dyed, Handmade Textile Rice Mulberry Paper Monthly Calendars with wall hanger, information and instruction sheets in folder designed by Takeshi Nishijima. All twelve months are present, banded together with a delicate paper ribbon. Sheets are approximately 11 x 14 inches. This calender was designed by Takeshi Nishijima who was credited on a separate sheet in the back of the folder that these sheets came in. 

This set has 12 individual prints, one for each month, and each month has its own unique design. These calendar sets (one page per month) are stenciled on handmade Japanese mulberry paper with untrimmed bottom edges.

Katazome (型染め) is a Japanese method of dyeing fabrics using a resist paste applied through a stencil. With this kind of resist dyeing, a rice flour mixture is applied using a brush or a tool such as a palette knife. Pigment is added by hand-painting, immersion or both. Where the paste mixture covers and permeates the cloth, dye applied later will not penetrate. Chinese floral dyeing methods were merged with South Pacific batik methods to create these works. Generally traditional vegetable dyes were used to create the colors. The colors are vibrant! 

Mr. Takeshi Nishijima was a major figure among the Mingei (Folk Art) Movement, a twentieth century endeavor to preserve traditional arts and crafts. He was both a professor of art at Kyoto University and "a graphic and textile designer. He was associated with Haruo Kuriyama of the Wazome Kogei company and was also friends with Kuriyama was a friend of Keisuke Serizawa, the best known katazome artist, who produced calendars annually beginning in 1946. Nishijima has exhibited in numerous shows and won the coveted Grand Prize at the Kyoto Art Exhibit. He was designated a "Living National Treasure" in 1956.

This set was prepared in English for the Western market along with interpretive text for each month. In North America, these English versions of the calendar were Distributed by Yasutomo & Company, 24 California St, San Francisco, California.

Condition: The sheets are in retail-fresh condition, as originally issued. Some have folded at sides which can be ironed out. The folder has a large repaired tear at top and a scrape at the bottom. 

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