Japanese Works of Art - 17th May 2022
Lot 165
TANAKA KIKUO (D.1884)
Estimate £80 - £120 | Hammer £50
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Description
TANAKA KIKUO (D.1884)
MEIJI PERIOD, C.1881
Iroha-biki mon cho (Album of Family Crests Arranged in Alphabetical Order), a Japanese illustrated book in one volume, each page variously printed with mon (coats of arm), the symbols representing each chapters of the Genji Monogatari, or instructions on how to draw various patterns, approx. 278 pages, 3cm x 7.3cm x 15.7cm.