Hinoe tora goshi ginka kana tsuguru ban katazome egoyomi [Stencil-dyed calendar for the year of the tiger]

KAMISAKI Sunao (1986)

£1250.00  [First Edition]

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BLENDING EAST AND WEST IN TWELVE MONTHS

First edition. Twelve colour stencil printed sheets. 420 by 298mm. Unbound, all sheets encased in card folder with stencil printed title slip, first and last sheet slightly foxed, otherwise a near fine copy. N.p., self published,

An extremely luxurious, and slightly mysterious, katazome calendar. 

 

Kamisaki begins this calendar with a portrait of a tiger, to mark the zodiac year. The themes then progress somewhat seasonally, with plum blossom in February and Buddhist figures in August, most likely to mark obon (a national holiday in August where the spirits of ancestors are believed to return to their graves). There is a distinct mix of cultures and themes represented, most of which are familiar in Kamisaki's other works. For example, we see Western clocks, lamps and coffee-pots. More surprising, perhaps, is the print with a Korean munjado character painting, a Western ship sailing with multiple flags, and the final print which shows a design for a circular stained glass window depicting Adam and Eve. 

 

One point of mystery of this calendar is the lack of a limitation or publisher. One therefore assumes that it was privately printed, and privately circulated. This would have been a tremendous expense, as each print is immensely intricate and there is copious use of gold leaf. 

 

This calendar is extremely rare. There are no records of it online or copies in OCLC.

Stock Code: 253863

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