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Featured Artwork for June
Shin-bijutsukai (set), 1902-1905
Bound collection of woodblock prints on paper9-1/2’h x 6-1/2”w(36 volumes complete set)Shin Bijustsukai is composed of 36 small booklets originally published monthly starting in May Meiji 35 (1902) for three years. The individual monthly booklets were eventually bound in 7 volumes...Shin Bijustsukai is composed of 36 small booklets originally published monthly starting in May Meiji 35 (1902) for three years. The individual monthly booklets were eventually bound in 7 volumes by the publisher, Unsodo. Sometimes, the owners of the booklets, dealers or designers who had purchased the booklets monthly, would have them bound which explains why variations in binding can be found from one set to another.3of 3