Baron Kawasaki family. Satoru Sakaguchi, comp.

[Catalogue of the collection of Baron Kawasaki]. Cho-shun-kaku zohin tenran zuroku

Osaka: Cho-shun-kaku zohin tenran zuroku Kankoi, second printing, 1938 (the first was 1936). More than 500 items illustrated on more than 300 plates and illustrations (plate & illustration counts may vary depending on criteria used; V&A and Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, describe 309 plates & illustrations, of which 33 are in color and 26 are double-size gatefolds; Albright-Knox finds 313). About 540 unnumbered pages total, plus tissues (which have browned the margins of a few mounted plates, as shown in the first scan). Worn, tie-bound silk binding. 30.7 x 23.3 x 5.5 cm [cover dimensions]. This is the very scarce and elaborate catalogue for the exhibition of Baron Shozo Kawasaki's famous collection before its sale in 1936 and 1938. A previous catalogue appeared in six bound volumes in 1914. The first scan is the outer half of the gatefold plate that forms the frontispiece; the second & third, obviously, are the front and rear covers; the fourth is the title page; and the fifth & sixth are the top and bottom (enlarged) of the final page. **Free domestic shipping with direct order. Item #44751

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