[Soushoku Renga- Kashiwagi-shiki- Uoru Ban]. [12 ff]. Illustrated with one leaf with two photographs of building exteriors, a colour chart and 18 numbered coloured diagrams on seven leaves, plus one illustration of cornices. Oblong 8vo., 150 x 220 mm, bound in publisher’s patterned paper wrappers. [Tokyo: Tsukiji Katsuban Seizousho Insatsu , 1914].
An appealing Japanese pattern book/trade catalog for exteriors building tiles from the manufacturer Kashiwagi. The subtle colour palette and simple geometric patterns give this rare work a pleasing modern quality. There is an insignificant, faint marginal stain, otherwise a fine copy.
