Japanese Woodblock Print Book

Olive-gold cover stamped with flowers carries a small neat label of brushed script.

This japanese woodblock printed book of calligraphy is from Japan, and dates to the late 19th or early 20th century. It is ink on paper. Woodblock printing reproduces text by cutting characters in relief on a block, inking the surface and pressing paper onto it, and it was used in East Asian book production. Thread-bound book front in dull gold-green paper embossed with round flower-like patterns. A white rectangular label with four columns of black brush writing sits upper center, and red stitching runs along the spine. It is 5 inches wide and 7.2 high.

Quiet cover, careful lettering, and everything tied together.