Author: Koop, Albert J. and Inada Hogitaro
Title: Japanese Names and How to Read Them - a Manual for Art Collectors and Students
Description: London. The Eastern Press. 1923. First edition. Octavo. Cloth. Good: Covers spotted and worn. Internally fine.. 552 Pages. This volume remains a useful reference for art collectors and students looking for a guide to the reading and interpretation of Japanese proper names, both geographical and personal, as well as of dates and other formal expression. The central feature of this volume is a dictionary of kanji used in writing Japanese names, categorized by stroke count, with a complete index cross-referencing characters by pronunciation.

Keywords: Japanese Art