Sketches From Japan, Francis D.K. Ching, Tokyo, 2000, Near Fine hardcover

Ching, Francis D.K., New York, New York: John Wiley and Sons Inc., 2000, 8 ¼” x 8 ¼”, 184 pp.

Near Fine quarto, red cloth over boards, black-and-white lettering to front cover and spine, black-and-white architectural drawing to front cover, very minor scuffing to back cover, 184 pp. Black-and-white drawings and blueprints of Japanese architectural structures created by Francis D.K. Ching during his studies at the Tokyo Institute of Technology in the spring of 1990. A striking facsimile that captures the precision and elegance of traditional Japanese architecture through Ching’s careful drawings and insightful studies.