V.A. - Meiji Era Woodblock Art Journal - Bijutsu Sekai (The World of Art) Vol. 3, 1891 - 1891-1891

Japan – “Bijutsu Sekai” (美術世界 – The World of the Fine Arts) – Meiji era, circa 1895–1905.

Rare volume, originally bound by hand on washi paper (23.5 × 15 cm).

This famous Japanese art magazine gathers reproductions of prints, painting patterns, calligraphy and color illustrations depicting people, birds and traditional scenes.

Original binding with visible stitching.

Copy presents a beautiful patina with some wear to the covers, interior well preserved.

A remarkable testament to late 19th-century Japanese artistic publishing, sought after by collectors of Japanese illustrated books and Meiji-era art.