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Jack and the Beanstalk

Item date(s): 2009

Ryoko Adachi
Kimitoshi Sato  - (translated by)


Pages: unpaged
Size: 290mm
Inscription: Signed by the artist
Edition: #7/20


Place publication: Tokyo, Japan
Publisher: Artists Book
Cat. 0107A-C7-7
Exhibition 2017

Additional notes:
Wrap-around strip with title in English and Japanese.

Single leaf colophon, eight page English translation, folded Japanese book.

Housed in a wooden (paulownia) box with lid, 320mm square.

Description by the artist: "All parts were printed by ink-jet. The structure of the book just folded by zigzag two about 7m papers. It is spiral structure of two colors kouzo paper (bleach and no-bleach). One paper was printed picture of Beanstalk. Another one was printed text and rectangular pattern. Rectangular pattern is rubber-printed. 18 pages. Par of English translation is 8 pages of Mitsumata paper. Attached one sheet printed concept and imprint of book."

Exhibition notes:
Item 0107A - C7-7 on Booknesses: Artists' books from the Jack Ginsberg Collection.

UJ Art Gallery, University of Johannesburg

25 March to 5 May 2017

Ref: GB/12415











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