Yuho bijutsu oyo 幽峯美術応用/ Artistic Designs

2 vols., woodblock illustrations in black and pale orange, several double page, stitched printed pictorial wrappers, slightly rubbed, contents bright, 8vo format, Kyoto, from the Yuho Art Gallery, 1889.

A Fine First Edition of these woodblock illustrations by Kyoto artist Yuho Tanaka (田中幽峰). These lively designs range from monks and demons (Yokai) to traditional landscapes and kacho-e (birds and flowers prints), mythical creatures and animals, plus stylized kimono fabric patterns. This was intended as a design resource.

Yuho came to prominence during the Meiji era (1868-1912), when Japan opened up to foreign trade after two hundred years of isolation.