Kōtei 皇帝 [libretto for the Noh play].
16 pages of text & two pages forming paste-downs of varying shades of pale green gofun biki torinoko (mica-printed) paper, all printed with mica patterns, bound in two “quires” & sewn together. Small 4to (240 x 180 mm.), orig. pale pinkish-brown semi-stiff wrappers with mica woodblock-printed designs of bamboo, orig. printed label on upper cover. [Saga, near Kyoto: about 1607].
An ultimate luxury copy (tokusei bon 特製本), in pristine condition, with mica-printed text leaves and covers, using paper of three shades of pale green. This is the first time we have handled a copy of a Kōetsu utai... More