"10 x 12.25"; 36 pages including one foldout. Areas of selected images were dyed with indigo, black beans, logwood, hibiscus and iron. The images were letterpress printed using linoleum, polymer, and other relief methods. Selected images stenciled using pochoir applied by hand. Text printed from hand-set Bembo types. Bound in cloth dyed with indigo, using the Japanese katazome technique to reveal the title. Bound in a drum-leaf binding. Signed and numbered by the artist. 16 books printed with 6 on paper handmade by the artist using flax, cotton, and Japanese kozo; 6 on Johannot mouldmade paper, 4 on Domestic Etching paper. Each book is numbered within its version (i.e., 'This book is number 2 or 4 on Domestic Etching paper).' Text edited and interpreted from translations by Basil Hall Chamberlain (1882) and Yaichiro Isobe (1928). Text of the scene of marriage of Izanagi and Izanami at a pillar from the book "The Kojiki: An Account of Ancient Matters" translated by Gustav Heldt (2014)--Vendor prospectus. "A Note on Kojiki Mythology": Kojiki, completed in 712 C.E., is Japan's oldest surviving written work. It is written in three volumes that cover the mythology and establishment of the nation of Japan. These volumes are divided loosely corresponding to myth, legend, and actual historical events. Kojiki is not only an invaluable historical source and entertaining compilation of Japanese mythology, it is also the cornerstone of the Japanese indigenous Shinto religion, its gods and rituals. The myths' stories are spectacular, exotic, mysterious, and sometimes even comical. I focused in this artists' book about the beginning of the myths in the form of a picture book."--Page preceding colophon page." Library copy is 4/6 on handmade paper and signed by the artist. IaU
OCLC:
(OCoLC)1054105460
Locations:
OVUX522 -- University of Iowa Libraries (Iowa City)
This resource is supported by the Institute of Museum and Library Services under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act as administered by State Library of Iowa.