Shibun-shu KISETSU-HYO ONCHI, Koshiro [Fine] [Hardcover]

Magical publication made by the founder of the creative printing , sosaku-hanga, Koshiro ONCHI (1891-1955). The use of the gold, the light graphic compositions and especially the dedication of one of the poems to Claude Debussy, makes the design unusually tender and light for an avant-garde publication. For this book Onchi used calligraphy instead of typeface printing for the text, and combined it with exquisite gray suprematist vignettes for framing. Text in Japanese. 1 vol. complete. 36x30cm. 95 pp. 3 colour lithograph plates. 1 photo portrait of the frontispiece. Black ink and brush signature on the half title. The text is the reproduced poet's handwriting. Vignettes in gray colour. Paper with publisher watermarks. Minor foxing. Craft paper gorgeous binding with golden embossing. Top tail gilded. Cover is lightly dust on the spine and in the middle. Fine condition.