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Mazu Shobo / Mitsuru Nishikawa "Mazu Festival - Shunfu Edition, Limited to 30 Copies"

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Start Time	2025/06/15 15:00:00
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Item Number	8501
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Item's Details

(item number) 8501
(title) Mazu Shobo / Mitsuru Nishikawa "Mazu Festival - Shunfu Edition, Limited to 30 Copies"
(author) Mitsuru Nishikawa
(maker) So Shobo
(the date of issue) 1935 (S10) 04.08
(size) 137×128 mm
(sheets) 64P
(side note) Tato-iri, with a piece of paper with a signature and a business card addressed to Saito Shozo, with a paper (printed) with Yoshie Matsu's recommendation, 1-30 copies of the Shunpuku version, 31-330 numbers of the Shunryu version
(Condition Rating) 7
(starting bid price) 150,000 yen

(comment) Nishikawa Mitsuru was born in Fukushima Prefecture in 1889, and moved to Taiwan with his family from the age of 2, spent time in Taiwan and Japan before and after the war, and is known as a literary person who devoted himself to the development of Taiwanese literature until his death.
"So" is a goddess of the sea who is believed in Taiwan and the coast of China, and is also called "The Lady of Heaven", and is believed to protect the safety of fishermen and sailors. Sosai is a traditional festival that performs her. The poem "Sosai", which is also the title of the book, is a symbolic expression of the parade, mixed with ruby Taiwanese, and emotionally depicts the exotic Taiwanese scenery.
About the binding
The "Sosai" is published in a limited edition of 330 copies, of which 300 copies are "Spring Dragon Edition" and 30 copies "Spring Fortune Edition". "This time, the limited edition of 30 copies is the ""Spring Fortune Edition.""" The costume was designed by Taro Miyata who was close friends with Mitsuru Nishikawa, and it is a beautiful book design that incorporates traditional Taiwanese motifs based on Nishikawa's idea. This book is a dedication to Saito Shozo and contains a signed paper strips (Kubota)
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