Name/Title
A Japanese Nightingale / Onoto WatannaEntry/Object ID
2015.7.313Description
225 pages. 3 color plates and text background decorations by Genjiro Yeto.Collection
Kathleen V. Roberts Collection of Decorated Publishers' BindingsBook Details
Author
Onoto WatannaIllustrator
Genjiro YetoEdition
FirstPublisher
Harper & BrothersPlace Published
City
New YorkState/Province
New YorkCountry
United StatesContinent
North AmericaDate Published
1901Binding
Binding Type
Publisher's Binding- JaponismeBinding Designer
Decorative DesignersBinding Notes
Green decorated cloth binding with darker green and pale pink decorations outlined in black depicting petals falling from flowers in an Asian stylistic motif. Gilt spine titles within a gilt ruled rectangle. Top edge gilt. Deckled edges.
Assume cover to be designed by the Decorative Designers as other Watanna titles. (Possibly designed by Yeto?)