Folk-Crafts in Japan; K.B.S. Publications Series B. No. 33.
Tokyo: Kokusai Bunka Shinkokai (The Society for International Cultural Relations), (1937). Second Edition. Hardcover. 4to. Pp. 55. With 19 tipped-in plates opposite descriptions explaining those plates. Two or three are color; the rest b&w. Rice-paper covered boards with gilt lettering stamped on front cover. Front hinge starting (about 1") at top edge. Very slight foxing and edge-wear. Very Good. Very Good. Item #96
An intriguing cultural-outreach effort directed at the Occident during a period of aggressive Japanese forays in Asia. Subjects include Japanese architecture, painting, ceramics, textiles and, oddly, two examples of safes/lockboxes.
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