Celebrating an era of dynamic and creative cross-pollination between Japanese design and European Art Nouveau at the turn of the last century, Le Japon Artistique features stunning floral imagery drawn from a variety of rare books held in the collection of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. Seldom seen outside the museum context, these lush botanical motifs are as visually enchanting as they are significant in the arc of Japanese art history.
I loveee that the book itself is bound using traditional Japanese stab stitch binding!
Si Roméo et Juliette étaient nos contemporains…
Illustration from La Vie Parisienne, June 16, 1928 by Valdes
Matthew Wade. Sight of the Surgeon.
