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Wakan Meibutsu Kodai Resshū 和漢名物古代裂集 [Vintage Scraps of the Noted Productions of China and Japan]

Wakan Meibutsu Kodai Resshū 和漢名物古代裂集 [Vintage Scraps of the Noted Productions of China and Japan] by [FABRIC SAMPLE ALBUM]

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Seller: Boston Book Company
Title
Wakan Meibutsu Kodai Resshū 和漢名物古代裂集 [Vintage Scraps of the Noted Productions of China and Japan]
Author
[FABRIC SAMPLE ALBUM]
Seller
Boston Book Company (United States)
Description
[Fabric Sample Album] Wakan Meibutsu Kodai Resshū 和漢名物古代裂集 [Vintage Scraps of the Noted Productions of China and Japan] N.p. n.d. (Kyoto?) Orihon folding album 30 x 20.8cm in fabric covered boards with brushed fabric title label with a red hanko. It is clear that, though this album was put together in the early 20th century, the 277 samples selected are much older. The title roughly translates to, “Vintage Scraps of the Noted Productions of China and Japan.” It appears that the final character in the title is a wonderfully imaginative one, creating a pun to mean, “collection.” Designs of many eras with various fabrics, including silk brocades, and colors, all mounted together in this “idea book” which may have belonged to a textile designer in modern Japan. From the title, “meibutsugire 名物裂” refers to, “dyed and woven products mainly shipped from China's Song, Gen, and Ming dynasties from the Middle Ages to the early modern period in Japan.” The influence and incorporation of Chinese textiles into the Japanese world of fabric dyeing and weaving for traditional attire and household items, based in Kyoto, is well documented. Here we have many deep colors, such as navy, olive and persimmon, with metallic threads and embroidery, in botanical and geometric patterns. There is even a landscape with a deer and a bird. The book was put together with great care, and the pieces, varying in shape and size, some as many as 25 swatches on a page, are placed to fit nicely on each page. Dirt staining of cover fabric with fraying and chipping at corners. Some foxing to backing paper; fabric has worming in some areas (prior to being laid down?), otherwise fabric is in good condition. All lovely to look at and well-preserved.
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A Map of Lower Egypt from Various Surveys Communicated by Major Bryce and other Officers by Arrowsmith, A[aron] - CARTOGRAPHY

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Seller: Palinurus Antiquarian Books
Title
A Map of Lower Egypt from Various Surveys Communicated by Major Bryce and other Officers
Creator
Arrowsmith, A[aron] - CARTOGRAPHY
Seller
Palinurus Antiquarian Books (United States)
Condition
Very good; some tape reinforcement on the verso of the extreme outer edge of blank margin along one vertical edge (intermittent)
Description
London: A Arrowsmith, 10 Nov. 1807. First Edition.. As issued. . Very good; some tape reinforcement on the verso of the extreme outer edge of blank margin along one vertical edge (intermittent); small puncture in a blank portion of the sea on the map; extreme lower left corner of a blank margin torn away (no loss).. The map measures appx. 52 x 64 inches. It is in 2 sections (4 sheets); colored, with two insets including a battle plan (Battle of the Nile 1st Aug. 1798). The paper is watermarked 1804. Aaron Arrowsmith (1750-1823) was among the finest map engravers of his generation. After a move to London in 1770 he worked for William Faden and then John Cary Sr. in the early 1780s. He set up on his own in 1790 and over the next thirty years produced some of the most elegant maps of the era. He was known for the accuracy and the large scale of his maps - unique to his firm. They were expensive to produce. The map offered here shows the Nile Delta from the Mediterranean to somewhat above Cairo then east to Suez. The map was published just after the failed Alexandrian Expedition, a major operation during the Anglo-Turkish War of 1807-1809. In September of 1806 the British sent a naval force, under the command of Alexander Mackenzie-Fraser, to secure Alexandria as a base from which to conduct operations against the Ottomans and French. Although initially met with little resistance, in short order the British forces met stiff Egyptian counteraction. By the end of September they were forced to leave Alexandria. The geographical information for the map of Lower Egypt came from Sir Alexander Bryce of the Royal Engineers (d.1832). Detailed notes describe the condition of canals, roads, and navigation of the Nile River. DNB I, 595-596; Worms / Baynton-Williams, 25-26.

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