Books and Manuscripts from the Japan Society Library
Books and Manuscripts from the Japan Society Library
Property from the Japan Society Library, London
A set of the Kokka, 40 volumes, folio
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Property from the Japan Society Library, London
A set of the Kokka, 40 volumes, folio
40 volumes, folio, numbered 1-41 (volume 26 missing), later buckram
Kokka: Vol. 1, no.1, - Vol. 41 (1889-1931)
Kokka by Asahi Shimbun Publications (lit. 'Flower of the Nation') is a periodical of East Asian art, first issued in October 1889. Kokka was established by Okakura Tenshin, journalist and patron of the arts Takahashi Kenzo, who sought to challenge the primacy of Western art in Meiji Japan. Kokka is published in Japanese, with contents and some summaries in English. A pioneer of collotype printing in Japan, the publication is renowned for the quality of its images.