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The Frank Lloyd Wright Collection of Surimono

1995 · ref. 80762 — Weatherhill. New. Hardcover. FREE UPGRADE to Courier/Priority Shipping Upon Request - IN STOCK AND IMMEDIATELY AVAILABLE FOR SHIPMENT - Flawless copy brand new pristine never opened -- 336 pages 300 color and b/w ills. 4to. Description: "Surimono are Japanese woodblock prints issued in very limited editions for special occasions. Many served as elegant New Year greeting and these prints combine embossing gauffrage hand-rubbed metallic pigments and materials such as lacquer and mother-of-pearl. Most surimono were commissioned by poetry clubs and are inscribed in calligraphy with whimsical or humorous poems composed by the club members. The Frank Lloyd Wright collection of surimono was recently discovered in the vaults of Taliesen West and this book in conjunction with a touring exhibition of Wright's surimono presents the prints. It contains a catalogue of the prints in the collection an essay on poetry found on the surimono and an index of poets." -- with a bonus offer--; Surimono are Japanese woodblock prints issued in very limited editions for special occasions. Many served as elegant New Year greeting and these prints combine embossing gauffrage hand-rubbed metallic pigments and materials such as lacquer and mother-of-pearl. Most surimono were commissioned by poetry clubs and are inscribed in calligraphy with whimsical or humorous poems composed by the club members. The Frank Lloyd Wright collection of surimono was recently discovered in the vaults of Taliesen West and this book in conjunction with a touring exhibition of Wright's surimono presents the prints. It contains a catalogue of the prints in the collection an essay on poetry found on the surimono and an index of poets. . 1995. 0910407320 . Weatherhill hardcover