Lot 609: Serizawa, Keisuke (1895-1984) Ehon Don Kihote (Don Quixote Picture Book), Mukômachi: Sunward Press, (1936), numbered in pencil 15 (o...

Serizawa, Keisuke (1895-1984) Ehon Don Kihote (Don Quixote Picture Book), Mukômachi: Sunward Press, (1936), numbered in pencil 15 (of 25 copies), with katazome stencil illustrations, sewn binding with lacquered, printed paper covers by Suzuki Shigeo, with original cloth-covered folio case with ivory clasps, folio, (good, with minor surface cracking to covers, mainly around binding, folio case with age wear and splits to hinges).

Note: In 1956, the Japanese government named Keisuke Serizawa was a Living National Treasure for his katazome stencil dyeing technique.