Sakigake (The Forerunner): Issue Eleven

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Sakigake ["The Forerunner"]

Kaneko, Kinji, Kamisaka, Sekka, Taniguchi, Kōkyō [advised by]; Furuya, Kōrin [firm headed by]; Kawanabe, Kokichi [edited by].

Kyōto: Yamada Naosaburō, Kaiseisha, Meiji 34 [1901].

Issue eleven of Sakigake magazine, featuring two pages of designs in colour (possibly printed with a mixture of lithography and halftoning) and eight pages of monochrome designs produced for textiles, lacquerware, and wooden furniture. Acclaimed artists Kamisaka Sekka (1866-1942) and Taniguchi Kōkyō (1864-1915) are listed in the colophon as two of the three advisors for the magazine, which was published monthly. Celebrated artist Furuya Kōrin (1875-1910) is listed as the "responsible official" or "head" of Kaiseisha, the group that produced the magazine. Yamada Naosaburō was the publisher, and his famed design company Unsōdō was the main distributor. A scarce issue of a little-known magazine produced by some of the finest zuanka of the early twentieth century.

Issue eleven. Original wrappers foxed, lightly discoloured, and with a few stains and chips. Binding staples rusting. Crease and bump to lower opening corner of wrappers and text. Ex-ownership stamps to upper wrapper and pastedown. Internal foxing and browning. [10] leaves of plates. 25.9 x 18.9 cm.

Sakigake (The Forerunner): Issue Eleven
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