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MOKUBEI, AOKI (ROBEI) / SUKEJIRO, KIMURA (Ed.): - Robei koji fu (Blue and White China Ware). Kyoto, Unsodo Taisho 10, 1921.
. Leporello folded album with delicate blue and white illustrations of Chinese wares, woodblock-printed. Pp. (2), 82. Size: 26.4 x 18.1 cm. Comprising a title in Japanese and 41 double pages of illustrations. Occasionally some minor staining but overall a very good copy. Original brown cloth, title label on upper cover, some light wear at corners. Housed in the original folding case, faded along spine. Aoki Mokubei (1767-1833) was a famous potter and painter of Kyoto. He, along with Okuda Eisen and Nin'ami Dohachi, is credited with reviving Kyoto pottery traditions. He also excelled in painting and Han studies. His pottery work is varied, including porcelain, celadon and Akae ware. He produced a lot of modern green-tea utensils, referred today as "Mokubei style" tea sets. As a result of his commitment to Chinese ceramics, he created a world of his own in making copies of Chinese ware. His representative work "Bokutansai Sansui-zu" and other works have been classified as Important Cultural Properties of Japan. Mokubei used numerous other names but Robei was the one he used most. 'Ro' means deaf and 'bei' is from Mokubei. He became deaf from the noise and heat of working near his kiln. Scarce.
EUR 1500.00 [Appr.: US$ 1610.15 | £UK 1283.25 | JP¥ 246332] Booknumber: 121147
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EUR 1500.00 [Appr.: US$ 1610.15 | £UK 1283.25 | JP¥ 246332] Booknumber: 121147
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Total: EUR 1500.00 [Appr.: US$ 1610.15 | £UK 1283.25 | JP¥ 246332]
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