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Lot 501

MICHENER, James A. (1907?1997). The Modern Japanese Print. ...

Estimate: $1,000 - $2,000

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MICHENER, James A. (1907?1997). The Modern Japanese Print. An Appreciation. Rutland, VT and Tokyo: Charles E. Tuttle Company, 1962. Large folio (559 x 387 mm). 10 woodblock or stenciled plates on Japanese vellum by Hiratsuka Un?Ichi, Maekawa Sempan, Mori Yoshitoshi, Kinoshita Tomio and others; each signed and numbered by the artist. Original 3?tone gilt?stamped cloth, uncut (spine a touch sunned, else fine); original wooden slipcase. LIMITED EDITION, number 400 of 510 copies on Japanese vellum SIGNED BY MICHENER on mounted slip on colophon as issued. A seminal work that brought these Japanese artists to international attention. Groseclose A017.