Vintage Japanese Illustrated Food Crafting Book
This vintage Japanese illustrated food crafting book features text and illustrations to help achieve decorative carving of fruits or vegetables. This traditional art is called mukimono in Japanese. Some of the art described in this book: different animals and plants for each season, the 12 animals from the Japanese zodiac (eto), Japanese kabuto samurai helmet, etc. This hardcover book has and protective cardboard case.
- White, black, green, pink
- Paper
- Book title: 続・むきもの宝典 The Book of Mukimono part 2
- Author: 島根祺長 Shimane (Yoshinaga or Yasunaga)
- Publisher: Daiichi Shuppan
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Publication year: 1968 (Showa 43)
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Number of pages: 122
- Item weight: 528 grams
- Packed weight: 778 grams
- Approx. 27 cm tall x 19 cm wide x 1.6 cm thick
- Good condition considering age. Wear and tear due to age. Some damage on the hard case. Please see the photos carefully.
- This piece was purchased at the famous Osu Antique Market in Nagoya, Japan
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