A complete collection of 90 intricate architectural models of tea house designs, with dimensions and components printed lithographically, each design housed in a large folding envelope, manuscript titles on outside of each envelope. The two sets of 45 models are each stored in the two original publisher’s boxes, with a printed list pasted to the inside of the lid of both boxes, as issued. A total of 90 envelopes (folded: 255 x 172 mm.). [Japan]: ca. 1920s-30s.

A remarkable creation, a complete set of 90 elaborate architectural pop-ups of tea ceremony houses and related structures, as well as interior features... More