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Hasegawa Japanese Fairy Tales Woodblock Book No. 8 SOLD
April 2015 Auction by Far East Asian Art

Ourasima, Le Petit Pêcheur. Les Contes Du Vieux Japan No. 8. (28 pp.)
The French version of The Fisher Boy, Urashima. Japanese Fairy Tale Series No. 8. (28 pp.)
Dated: 1897.
Published by T. Hasegawa, Tokyo.
Size: 6.0 x 4.125 inches.
These charming, profusely illustrated books consist entirely of woodblock prints on crepe paper. The books are bound with silk ties. Hasegawa employed some of the best woodblock print artists of the era.
Condition: Very good...
Bid 175.00
No Reserve
03/26 11:56 EDT