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Tobari, Kogan (1882 - 1927)

Sōsaku Hanga to hanga no tsukurikata - How To Make Prints By Kohan Tohary (drawn blok-cut & printed by author)
Book size: 13.2 x 21.4 cm. Published by Hanga-sha in 1922. Contains a smaller-size copy of his 1914 woodblock print "Acrobats", plus a 5-piece process set of this smaller print. In addition 10 photographs of his best-known prints, and instructions on how to make woodblock prints - in Japanese. Complete as published.

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Mixed condition: the outside of the book is frayed and browned (I have never seen a clean copy), but the inside is fairly clean, with the woodblock print plus process set in very good condition. The book itself should be handled with care, as copies are mostly seen with their backs broken. RARE