Kanzaka Sekka was an important artistic figure in early twentieth-century Japan. Born in Kyoto to a Samurai family, his talents for art and design were recognized early. He eventually allied himself with the traditional Rinpa school of art. He is considered the last great proponent of this artistic tradition. [wiki]
This publication is a facsimile of a 1904 book given as gift to Metropolitan Museum of Art.
Unfolds accordion style to become a 31-foot-long tapestry evoking the grace, movement, color, and delicacy of butterflies, in full-color woodblock plates depict 216 winged beauties, soaring and drifting across the pages in apparently seamless flight.
A Flight of Butterflies. Published by and the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York and Tahmes and Hudson, in 1979. ~ 19x25 cm.
Blue cloth hardcovers with title pastedown to front and rear, in a slipcase. Accordion folding, printed one side. 1 stain on front cover and on a page. Clean, tight, and completely unmarked. the slipcase has modest age-toning. A sound and handsome copy.
Livre en accordéon, dans son coffret,non paginé. Couverture cartonnée rigide, relié toile. Une tache transparente au premier plat et une petite rousseur au verso d'une page. En très bon état. Envoi soigné
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