Shushu: collection of woodblock printed envelope samples
Kyoto: Hiroo Shoeido, 1924-25.
3 volumes, 9.5" x 6.5" (each) fukurotoji-style pouch binding with stripe design, volume 1: [30 leaves] (1924), volume 2: [30 leaves] (1925), volume 3: [30 leaves] (1925). Collection of 270 exciting woodblock-printed designs (90 in each volume) on 1.5" x 3.5" "money" envelopes, joyfully adorned with bright colors and clever designs that range from geometric, to floral motifs, and even skeletons mid-embrace. Covers show minor wear and smudging; inside pages exhibit light foxing, though overall good condition.
Item #255Edited by Hiroo Shoeido Ishokubu; sold by Sakuraiya (Kansai area) and by Kogeisha (Kanto area). Volumes 2 and 3 are also sold by Unsodo (Kansai area).
.Price: $2,000.00