Rare Books
"Broderies Chinoises" 1925
$750
1925
36 plates
Ernst Henri, Editeur
15.25" x 11.5"
(Title, Introduction, and list of plates), 36 loose plates, as issued. Original half cloth over paper covered portfolio, with illustrated title label pasted on front board. String ties. Splendid collection of 36 striking pochoir plates (printed over collotype) tipped onto heavy mounts, showing 95 examples of fine traditional Chinese embroidery in a wide variety of designs and colors. Most of the plates depict embroidered Kossu, traditional clothes, fabrics, and velvet.
36 plates
Ernst Henri, Editeur
15.25" x 11.5"
(Title, Introduction, and list of plates), 36 loose plates, as issued. Original half cloth over paper covered portfolio, with illustrated title label pasted on front board. String ties. Splendid collection of 36 striking pochoir plates (printed over collotype) tipped onto heavy mounts, showing 95 examples of fine traditional Chinese embroidery in a wide variety of designs and colors. Most of the plates depict embroidered Kossu, traditional clothes, fabrics, and velvet.