Creator
Various
Title
Seiei, No. 12 (Elite).
Coverage
Kyoto:
Publisher
Unsodo
Date
1907
Description
Showcasing the work of a group of young designers who named themselves the Seiei-kai (the Elite Society), Seiei featured some of Japan’s greatest artist/designers, as well as complete unknowns. Published sporadically in 15 volumes from 1903 to 1907, perhaps only about 100 copies of each volume were printed. Unlike those of Chigusa, the original woodblocks have been lost. Many designs in Seiei are surprisingly bold and modern, an interplay of Western art styles—from art nouveau to avant-garde—seen through a Japanese lens. Illustration by Iwasaki Shoun.
Source
From the Collection of Lisa Pevtzow