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• Auction House:
  Davidson Auctions
• Sale Name:
  Estate & Collector
• Sale Date:
  02 Aug 2014 ~ 10am: Part 1 - Various Collections - Lots 1 - 522
  02 Aug 2014 ~ 2.30pm: Part 2 - The David Spode Collection - Lots 601 - 1326
• Lot #:
  1165
• Lot Description:
  Books On Japanese Costume (2)
  Tanaka Naofusa (editor). Rekise Fukushoku Kou [loosely 'History of the costume and accessories of the Imperial Court'] Tokyo, Meiji Tosho, Meiji 26 (1894). Five volumes complete. 28 full-page colour woodcuts, including 3 double-page, and many line illustrations in text over the five volumes, each volume approx. 70pp., folded leaves, Japanese four-hole thread binding (fukuro-toji), patterned wrappers with white title labels. A very good set with no damage or worming. The illustrations are of costume patterns, haori, kimono, footwear, trousers,hats, fans, insignia &c. The set may be part of the multi-volume series 'Kojitsu Sosho' or Library of Ancient Customs, first published in 1816; Takizawa Kiyoshi (?) Karakusa Moyo Hingata [Arabesque Style Forms]. Tokyo, 1884 (?) small oblong pattern book.
• Estimate:
  A$120 - 160
• Realised Price:
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• Category:
  Books & Manuscripts

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