{"product_id":"japanese-buddhist-prints-mosaku-ishida-1st-english-edition","title":"Japanese Buddhist Prints, Mosaku Ishida — 1st English Edition","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublication:\u003c\/b\u003e Tokyo, Kodansha International, Ltd., 1964\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormatting:\u003c\/b\u003e Folio, pp. 195.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition Report:\u003c\/b\u003e Very Good. The volume is securely bound in original black cloth, presenting bright, unoxidised gilt lettering to the spine and a crisp, blind-stamped motif to the front board. The binding remains notably tight and square, demonstrating an absence of significant bumping or shelf-wear to the extremities. While the external presentation is excellent and the top edge of the text block remains clean, there is some scattered foxing confined primarily to the preliminary pages and endpapers; the main body of text and the photogravure plates remain largely unaffected and bright. The dust jacket remains unclipped and structurally sound, though it exhibits mild age-toning to the lighter cream sections and faint rubbing along the spine head and upper edges.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eCatalogue Note:\u003c\/b\u003e This is the First English Edition of Mosaku Ishida’s definitive survey of early Japanese Buddhist prints, translated and adapted by Charles S. Terry. While this title was concurrently distributed in the West in cooperation with Harry N. Abrams, this particular copy bears the Kodansha International, Ltd., Tokyo imprint on both the title and copyright pages, distinguishing its bibliographical provenance.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe text is profusely illustrated throughout, featuring thirty-two tipped-in colour plates printed by the Mitsumura Color Printing Company, alongside over one hundred and sixty monochrome photogravure plates executed by the Dainippon Printing Company. The volume retains its original high-quality binding by the Taisei Binding Company. While not exceedingly rare on the open market, complete copies retaining their original, intact dust jackets remain highly sought after by reference collectors and Asian art historians.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA monumental achievement in the study of East Asian religious art, \u003ci\u003eJapanese Buddhist Prints\u003c\/i\u003e offers an unprecedented visual history of stamped and block-printed devotional images from the twelfth to the sixteenth centuries. Mosaku Ishida meticulously traces the evolution of these religious artefacts, exploring their origins at Tun-huang, their varied forms, and the intricate woodblock techniques employed by early Japanese artisans. Richly illustrated and rigorously researched, this exhaustive study provides profound insights into both the spiritual practices and the artistic innovations that shaped Japanese Buddhist culture, standing as an indispensable resource for scholars and enthusiasts alike.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Broadhursts Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54897404969299,"sku":"5427","price":80.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0960\/1469\/6787\/files\/20260907_115221.jpg?v=1788941016","url":"https:\/\/broadhurstsbooks.com\/products\/japanese-buddhist-prints-mosaku-ishida-1st-english-edition","provider":"Broadhursts Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}