Japan.- [Ehon]. Katsushika Isai. Banbutsu Zukai Isai Gashiki Schochô Zen, woodcut illustrations, some full-page, lightly soiled, original wrappers sewn in Japanese style, paper label to upper cover, Christopher Dresser's copy with his signature on upper wrapper, rubbed, 8vo, [?1870s]. ⁂ Volume one (complete in itself) of Isai's design series, with woodcuts in Isai's mature style, closely resembling those of his master, Hokusai. Christopher Dresser (1834-1904), designer, was the first European designer to visit Japan after the opening of the country in 1854. He was inspired by the Japanese section in the 1862 International Exhibition and visited the country in 1876-77, travelling nearly 2000 miles and visiting approximately 75 potteries and porcelain makers. He also examined the manufacture of bamboo, basketry, furniture, lacquer, textiles, embroideries, enamels, toys and paper, resulting in a simplicity of design in his own work. His subsequent book Japan: Its Architecture, Art, and Art Manufactures, published in 1882, was hugely influential in the Anglo-Japanese decorative style of the time.
Japan.- [Ehon]. Katsushika Isai. Banbutsu Zukai Isai Gashiki Schochô Zen, woodcut illustrations, some full-page, lightly soiled, original wrappers sewn in Japanese style, paper label to upper cover, Christopher Dresser's copy with his signature on upper wrapper, rubbed, 8vo, [?1870s]. ⁂ Volume one (complete in itself) of Isai's design series, with woodcuts in Isai's mature style, closely resembling those of his master, Hokusai. Christopher Dresser (1834-1904), designer, was the first European designer to visit Japan after the opening of the country in 1854. He was inspired by the Japanese section in the 1862 International Exhibition and visited the country in 1876-77, travelling nearly 2000 miles and visiting approximately 75 potteries and porcelain makers. He also examined the manufacture of bamboo, basketry, furniture, lacquer, textiles, embroideries, enamels, toys and paper, resulting in a simplicity of design in his own work. His subsequent book Japan: Its Architecture, Art, and Art Manufactures, published in 1882, was hugely influential in the Anglo-Japanese decorative style of the time.
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