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Seiei ["Essence"]
Ueno, Seikō ... [et al.]; Yamada, Naosaburō [edited by].
Kyōto: Unsōdō Gōmei Gaisha, Meiji 40 [1907].
Issue 14 of the design periodical Seiei produced by the famed Kyoto-based zuan publisher Unsōdō. The issue features an index and ten stunning double-page woodblock-printed designs by acclaimed graphic designers and artists including Ueno Seikō (1871-1943). A very crisp and clean impression.
Issue 14. One orijō (concertina-folding) volume, complete, bound in original boards lacking original paper wrappers. Abrasion to board extremities. Very light occasional fading to gutters. Some leaves mellowed, with a few minor marks and creases internally. [11 unnumbered leaves]. 25.1 x 18.1 cm.