Book, Original woodblock print, Published by Unsodo - Kamisaka Sekka (1866-1942) - "Cho Senshu" 蝶千種 (1000 Butterflies), volume 1 (of 2) - Japan - 1904 (Meiji 37)

Book, Original woodblock print, Published by Unsodo - Kamisaka Sekka (1866-1942) - "Cho Senshu" 蝶千種 (1000 Butterflies) , volume 1 (of 2) - Japan - 1904 (Meiji 37) Kamisaka, Sekka 京都 (Kyoto) : 山田芸艸堂 (Yamada Unsodo) , Hardcover. Unpaginated. 25 double-leaves, [1] . Leporello (accordion-style binding) , in green silk boards. White paper label on the front cover with black lettering. This work contains a series of 25 beautiful double-page multicolored woodblock prints depicting various types of butterflies. This volume contains no text, except for the final page of publication information at the back of the book. The cover silk textile is quite used and lost the intensity of the colour, the edges are worn and the cartoon is visible. There are small stains on some pages and some folds are slightly split. However the images are intact and beautiful. Images overall clean and bright. Kamisaka Sekka 神坂雪佳 (1866-1942) was an important figure in art of early 20th century Japan. See Pulverer Collection, Freer|Sackler Galleries, Smithsonian Institution: https: //pulverer. si. edu/node/658