Japan Calligraphy Association: Comprehensive Encyclopedia of Strip Techniques, Complete in 2 Volumes: Writing the Four Seasons Volume 1: Spring and Summer Volume 2: Autumn and Winter Volume 1 is divided into three sections. Chapter 1, "The Common Sense and Uncommon Sense of Strip Production, Part 0," features a strip production lecture on kanji works led by Hakutei Noguchi. This section teaches the basics of strip techniques to those who are unsure how to compose their works, and the content is designed to be understood by seeing and writing. Chapter 2 is titled "Spring," and Chapter 3 is titled "Summer," featuring kanji works full of seasonal feeling by Shunpo Akashi, Daizo Eguchi, Juku Tarumoto, and Hakutei Noguchi, and kana works by Keihou Ikeda and Kenichi Kuroda. At the beginning of each chapter, there is a point lecture based on the works written by the contributors, which serves as a good starting point for producing strip works. Volume 2 is also divided into three sections, similar to Volume 1. Chapter 2 is titled "Spring," and Chapter 3 is titled "Summer," featuring kanji works full of seasonal feeling by Shunpo Akashi, Daizo Eguchi, Juku Tarumoto, and Hakutei Noguchi, and kana works written by Keihou Ikeda and Mr. Kenichi Kuroda. At the beginning of each chapter, you can learn the points for producing strip works based on the works written by the contributors. ◆As shown in the uploaded photos◆ As shown in the uploaded photos. There is discoloration and stains on the cover due to aging. Also, there is a horizontal stain on the top of the spine. There are stains and discoloration on the box, fading of the title on the model collection, and stains and wear due to aging, but the models themselves are clean and I think there are no problems.