Item #134274 A three-colour woodcut bookplate (with additional hand-colouring) for J. Vils-Pedersen. Japanese Bookplate Artists, Kieko TSURUSAWA.
[Japanese Bookplate Artists]. TSURUSAWA, Kieko

A three-colour woodcut bookplate (with additional hand-colouring) for J. Vils-Pedersen

External dimensions 54 × 89 mm; artist and year (1979) identified in pencil on the verso; in excellent condition.

+ HOSOKAWA, Peter F.: A five-colour woodcut bookplate for Arvid Vilms, signed by the artist. External dimensions 108 × 84 mm; with the discreet date-stamp (1980) on the reverse (showing through slightly, and impacting a little on the signature pencilled in the bottom margin); in excellent condition. The Frederikshavn-Kunstmuseum has a collection of 30 bookplates designed for Vilms, dated between 1961 and 1981, illustrated online (and where this example is undated and unsigned).

Provenance: H.B. (Harry) Muir (1909-1992), bookseller, publisher and bookplate collector; by descent. [2 items].

Item #134274

Price (AUD): $75.00