"FESTIVE WINE" limited edition book (112/150) in original wooden slip case. A collection of Japanese poems from Kinkafu with 21 original woodblock prints (each signed and numbered) by Haku Maki. This rare book is in excellent condition.
(Maki Haku, Artist) Brannan, Noah, & William Elliott, translators. ANCIENT JAPANESE POEMS FROM THE KINKAFU. New York & Tokyo: Weatherhill, 1969. #112 of 150 deluxe copies. And sealed by the artist Maki Haku and including 21 signed color woodblock prints by him, with ancient Japanese haikus on the facing pages. This deluxe edition is folio in size, 31.5 x 24.6 cm, and the prints have an image size of approx. 19.5 x 14 cm. It is printed on kyokushi handmade paper and bound in hemp and goatskin with a washi dustwrapper which has had a window cut in the area covering the title. This has been covered with a transparent plastic slip, producing light offsetting to the portion of the spine which has come into contact with this plastic film. It is housed in a cedar wood slipcase. Truly a deluxe production, this represents one of the finest books of its kind issued in the postwar period in Japan. It is about as fine a copy as possible. The item "FESTIVE WINE 21 signed woodblock prints by Haku Maki Japanese poems Kinkafu" is in sale since Friday, October 23, 2020.This item is in the category "Books\Antiquarian & Collectible". The seller is "georgkor9" and is located in Key West, Florida. This item can be shipped to United States, Canada, United Kingdom, Denmark, Romania, Slovakia, Bulgaria, Czech republic, Finland, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Estonia, Australia, Greece, Portugal, Cyprus, Slovenia, Japan, China, Sweden, South Korea, Indonesia, Taiwan, South africa, Thailand, Belgium, France, Hong Kong, Ireland, Netherlands, Poland, Spain, Italy, Germany, Austria, Bahamas, Israel, Mexico, New Zealand, Singapore, Switzerland, Norway, Saudi arabia, United arab emirates, Qatar, Kuwait, Bahrain, Croatia, Malaysia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Panama, Jamaica, Barbados, Bangladesh, Bermuda, Brunei darussalam, Bolivia, Ecuador, Egypt, French guiana, Guernsey, Gibraltar, Guadeloupe, Iceland, Jersey, Jordan, Cambodia, Liechtenstein, Sri lanka, Luxembourg, Monaco, Macao, Martinique, Maldives, Nicaragua, Oman, Peru, Pakistan, Paraguay, Reunion, Viet nam, Uruguay.