Author: Christie's (Christie, Manson & Woods)
Title: Important Japanese Works of Art. Wednesday March 20 1985 and Thursday, March 21, 1985. Six Volumes
Description: New York, Christie's (Christie, Manson & Woods), 1985. First edition. Illustrated paper wrappers in slipcase. 39 pp.; 63 pp.; 55 pp.; 60 pp.; 67 pp.; 121 pp. Illus. with 300+ color & b/w plates and over 500 images. Large trade format. 967 lots were offered in this two day set of six important sales numbered 5834, 5836, 5838, 5840, 5842, and 5844. Many full page color plates enhance the detailed text entries. 1: Important Japanese Armor from an East Coast Collection (lots 1-35); 2: Highly Important Japanese Sword Fittings from a Private Collection (36-129); 3: Important Japanese Prints from the Collection of the late Sidney A. Tannenbaum (130-198); 4. Fine Japanese Prints from Various Sources (199-419); 5. Important Japanese Works of Art from the Collection of Mary Louise O'Brien (420-603); 6. Fine Japanese Works of Art from the Collection of Russell C. Veit (604-967). Faint shelfware else a fine set in a near fine lightly rubbed pictorial slipcase.

Keywords: Arts of Japan, , Art, Art Auction Catalogues, Arts of Japan, Asian Art, Japanese Art, Japanese Sword Fittings, Japanese Armor, Mary Louise O'Brien, Sidney A. Tannenbaum, Russell C. Veit, Weapons, Netsuke, Japanese Prints, Woodblock Prints, Auction C


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