Item #4278 7 - A book of Poems and Paintings - collaboration with Masataka Sekoh and Masatoshi Tamaki. Yayoi 草間 彌生 KUSAMA.
The first Artist book by Yayoi Kusama

7 - A book of Poems and Paintings - collaboration with Masataka Sekoh and Masatoshi Tamaki

Tokyo, Japan: Japan Edition Art, 1977. 30,5×23,5 cm. Hardcover. Unpaginated. Japanese.

Artists' book collaboration between Yayoi Kusama, the artist Masataka Sekoh and the poet Masatoshi Tamaki. [Tamaki and Kusama worked also together for her catalogue "collages" from the same year]. Heavy weight paper, bold and rich printing. The first Artist book by Yayoi Kusama - missing even from many bibliographies - while "Manhattan Suicide Addict" is commonly, though mistakenly, credited as her first book. Silver foil embossed cover. Housed in cardboard slipcase. Limited edition of 500 copies, this one being unnumbered. Various blemishes and handling wear on slipcase. Book excellent.
ID: 4278
Price: €2,200
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