Author: LITT., B.W. ROBINSON, M.A.
Title: The Baur Collection, Geneva: Japanese Sword-Fittings and Associated Metalwork
Description: Collections Baur-Genève, Switzerland. 1980, 1st Edition. (ISBN: 2880310032). Hardcover, with dust jacket. Book, English and French text.; Hardcover (cloth with dust jacket); 23.5 x 29 cm; 2.9 Kg; 448 pages with black and white and a few colour illustrations.; Limited edition of 1600 copies, of which this is marked as H.C. (one of the 50 copies reserved for the collaborators); Used with minor signs of wear on the exterior of the dust jacket, namely at the bottom of the front cover and top of the spine, which shows edge wear and scuffs. Interior as new.; "The Baur Collection of Japanese sword-furniture is among the largest and most distinguished in the world, amounting to nearly 2,600 pieces, which include signed work by over 800 different craftsmen. The quality is high, often rising to the superlative, and the range is fully representative." excerpt from the introduction. Very Good/Dust Jacket Included.

Keywords: 2880310032 baur collection,japan,sword-furniture,mounted swords,kodzuka-blades,index of subjects,dictionary of artists and craftsmen,index of family names from signatures in the collection Asian Art Japanese Art


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