Japanese Edo Period Shoji
What I realized is the book was published in 1934 but the designs were drawn from Edo period architecture and published in 1920. The glass plate photographs are of existing Edo period architecture.
Here is the lead to what will shortly be my updated edition:
Frozen Music
A Collection Of Japanese Edo Period Architectural Shoji Designs
Author: Torazo Ito (Shikizo Ito)*
Publisher: Kogyo Shoin; Tokyo, Japan
1920, 1934
“Printed on the 9th year of Taisho (1920) October 6th”. The original drawings and text had been published 14 years prior to the 1934 Kogyo Shoin publication dates. The author and publisher considered the illustrations to be important Edo Period design references, deserving of preservation for 20th century architects. The advent of early 20th century glass plate photography and halftone printing allowed for the addendum of period photographs.
Preface
“Frozen Music” is a critical essay on artistic architecture. Unfortunately, much of the Japanese architecture since the Edo period is lacking in aesthetic elements.
We as architects must always consider and improve upon artistic and aesthetic design schemes. This book reflects that vision. It is my hope this book will inspire future artistic architectural designs.
This collection of plans embodies part of that hope. Design tastes differ, so it is not possible to cover every aspect with this book. I hope this book will give some hints to the reader who will be creating designs in the future.
This, then, is all I have ever wished for.
The Author
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So these designs are not early 20th century architectural renderings of suggested Shoji designs! They are an historical record of Edo period Shoji. Courtesy of Wiki:
The Edo period (江戸時代, Edo jidai), also known as the Tokugawa period (徳川時代, Tokugawa jidai), is the period between 1603 and 1868[1] in the history of Japan, when Japan was under the rule of the Tokugawa shogunate and the country's 300 regional daimyo.