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Jeschke Jádi Auctions Berlin

Estimate €300 - €450
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Architecture Taut, Bruno Fundamentals of Japanese Architecture. With 25 photographic illustrations of elevations, plans and floor plans. Tokyo, Kokusai Bunka Shinkokai, 1939. Large 8° format. 21 pp., plates. Embossed original cardboard binding with a label (slightly rubbed, spine with minor wear). 3rd edition of this lavishly produced volume on architecture. – The cover paper is ‘Fusuma’, which is used for partition walls in Japanese houses. The paper used for the endpapers is ‘Torinoko’, which originates from Fukui Prefecture in northern Japan. The paper used for the text is ‘Shigarami-gami’, which is produced in very small quantities during the winter. The Kokusai Bunka Shinkokai (Society for the Promotion of International Cultural Relations) had set itself the aim of familiarising foreign students staying in Japan with Japanese culture, and organised a series of lectures from 15 October to 6 December 1935. Bruno Taut, who had arrived in Japan in 1933, delivered this lecture there on 30 October 1935. – Book block slightly detached, minimal foxing. – Also included: Bruno Taut in Japan. The Diary. 3 volumes. With numerous illustrations. Berlin, Mann, 2013–2016. Large 8°. Paperback. - Bruno Taut, A Residential Building. With 104 photographs and 72 drawings, 1 colour photograph and a colour scheme. Stuttgart, Franckh, 1927 (Kosmos Haus Bücher). Large 8°. 118 pp., 2 leaves. Original cloth (slightly stained). 5th edition. - Name stamp on endpaper. Architecture. – 3rd edition of this lavishly produced volume on architecture. – The cover paper is ‘Fusuma’, which is used for partition walls in Japanese homes. The paper used for the endpapers is ‘Torinoko’, which comes from Fukui Prefecture in northern Japan. The paper used for the text is ‘Shigarami-gami’, which is produced in very small quantities during the winter. The Kokusai Bunka Shinkokai (Society for the Promotion of International Cultural Relations) had set itself the aim of familiarising foreign students residing in Japan with Japanese culture and organised a series of lectures from 15 October to 6 December 1935. Bruno Taut, who had arrived in Japan in 1933, delivered this lecture there on 30 October 1935. – Book block slightly damaged at the edges, minimal foxing. – Included: Bruno Taut in Japan. The Diary. 3 volumes. With numerous illustrations. Berlin, Mann, 2013–2016. Large 8°. Paperback. – Bruno Taut, Ein Wohnhaus. With 104 photographs and 72 drawings, 1 colour photograph, and a colour palette. Stuttgart, Franckh, 1927 (Kosmos Haus Bücher). Large 8°. Original cloth (slightly stained). 5th edition. - Name stamp on endpaper.
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