Japan. - Templates, patterns. - Aki no Sensu (Autumn feeling). Designed and edited by Wakamatsu-kai. (Kyoto?) 1957. qu.fol. 25 cart. Plates with 74 (of 75) mounted decorative patterns, pochoir-colored, as well as 1 sheet mounted. Color samples, loosely mounted in a folder. The designs of the Wakamatsu-kai (Young Pine Association) form a distinctive alliance between Japanese tradition and Western decorative styles of the 1950s. - From the property of Marui Shoten.

Composed of several subsidiaries, the Drouot Group is a major player in the art market. Hôtel Drouot, located in the heart of Paris, has been the world's largest public auction center since 1852. 15 salerooms are available to more than 70 auction houses. The emulation generated by an annual offer of 230,000 artworks from 21 major specialities - from Antiquity to street art - attracts some 3,000 visitors every day. The Group's digital platform, Drouot.com, offers digital sales - Live auctions (live broadcasting and participation in auctions), Online-only auctions (dematerialised auctions) and Buy Now sales (sales of lots at fixed prices). Nearly 2 million items are offered annually by 600 auction houses. Auction news is reported every week in La Gazette Drouot, the leading weekly magazine for the art market and culture published by Auctionspress.