SILK ROAD 1Author Artist Kishin Shinoyama Publisher Shueisha Year 1983 Condition Softcover, Cover, Japanese EXCELLENT (Cover has very few scuff) Size (cm) 15 x 11 x 1 About The first volume of "Silk Road," created in the 1980s and compiled as a 14 volume series. Shinoyama traveled to 14 countries, including Japan, China, and even the Middle East, and photographed the Silk Road, depicting the atmospheres of its long history in vivid colour.