Hiroshige

This beautiful art book was produced using the highest quality materials and features traditional Japanese printing techniques, uncut paper, hand-sewn details, and a unique cloth sleeve.

Extent: 120 leaves (480PP ) + 2x4pp (8PP) covers + bookcase + 1 barcode sticker + 1Mailing carton

Trimmed Size: Book : 450mm x 300mm (Landscape)

Bookcase: 460mm(W) x 310mm (H) x 47mm (Thickness) – Finished

Mailing carton: 522mm(W) x 325mm (H) x 59mm ( Thickness ) – Finished

Sticker:  45mm x 50mm

Camera: CTP File kept in Midas factory for directly reprint

Paper & Printing: Text : - (4x0) col on 80gsm creamy woodfree chinese Yulong Pure Vol 1.3 (玉龍純質紙)

Cover: - (4x0) col +1/s matt lamination on the reversed side + tip-on (60x155mm, 4/0, 120gsm fancy paper as bookcase tip-on) + blind blocking for tip-on area on 120gsm Chinese fancy paper ZG52-17 (*The pattern is cross grain)

Case wrap - (4x0) col on Chinese silk cloth (JHT white)

Case liner - (1x0) col +1/s matt lamination on 140gsm woodfree paper

Case board - 3mm greyboard

Case tip-ons – Front (60 x 155mm) & spine (35 x 410mm), 4/0 on 120gsm fancy paper (texture similar to Fedrigoni Acquerello Bianco) + blind blocking for tip-on area

Mailing carton – 1C x 0 on (K933K) corrugated board

Sticker : - (1x0)col on 72gsm woodfree label paper

Binding : Book - Chinese binding , string color creamy , thin satin cloth reinforced on top and bottom of spine corners

Bookcase - Made to accommodate 1 book with 2 flaps (full top, full bottom, book spine and foredge can be seen after book case closed) and 2 pairs ivory closure and each with 2 loops.

Mailing carton - made to accommodate 1 book set, style as xl – Hiroshige (2008)

Assembly - 1 book placed in position into bookcase, flaps closed in order + with 2 closures, individual s/w to form 1 book set; 1 shrink-wrapped book set placed inside mailing carton, carton closed + 1 barcode label affixed before individual s/w to form a final set (i.e. s/w 2 times: 1st to book set, 2nd to mailing carton)                                      

Client: Taschen

2017, Germany

Book printing

Premier Print Awards – 2018 Certificate of Merits