Handmade Papers of Japan. Including an Abridged Reproduction of One of the Old Classics of Japanese Literature About Paper-Making by Hand KAMISUKI CHOHOKI THe Handbook of Paper Making Originally Published at Osake in 1798

Tokyo: IIS Crafts, 1963. In fine condition. 240 x 187mm. 128 pages. 108 paper specimens, each mounted one per page, above textual description providing the catalogue number, name, type, origin, and size of the sheet. Japanese-style binding, printed on front cover. Superb trade catalogue of Japanese papers for the retail market in the United States, with text in English. The import documentation for the catalogue and price list are loosely inserted at end.

Colophon: "The covers are bound in Izumoshi Arusuki (Catalogue No. 2R-48), one of the famous Izumo papers. This particular paper is made from mulberry bark and conveys a good deal of the (truncated) strength and rough flavor of mingei (Japanese folkcraft). (Inventory #: 410643)