LESOUALC'H, THEO; TRANSLATED BY MARWOOD, PAMELA

History of Art: Japanese Painting

Heron Books, London. 1970. Hardcover. Book, English text; Hardcover (leather without dust jacket); 208 pages with colour illustrations; 17.5 x 27.1 cm; 0.818 Kg; Used book in very good condition showing minor signs of wear.; "When Japanese prints were on show in Paris from 1867 onwards, Impressionism and its derivatives principally took from them certain formulas: formulas and precedents which formed the basis for the innovations considered desirable by painters at the time. Whistler, whose Old Battersea Bridge caused a sensation, was adapting Hiroshige. Degas, with his diagonal compositions, his balancing obliques, his broad planes, had taken his inspiration from Hokusai. And Monet would not have cut off so many boats in the middle, nor so far developed his evocation of the "day without shade which is truly itself", without the example of the ukiyo-e. His Nympheas, that long pictorial meditation which occupied the last twenty-five years of his life, remains one of the most profoundly Japanese works that has ever been painted in the West, less perhaps for its actual style and quality of light than for the feelings behind it and those it seeks to arouse in this spectator. As the painter once confided to his friend George Clemenceau: "I simply bend my efforts towards the maximum appearance in direct relation to the unknown realities..When one is on the plane of concordant appearances, one cannot be far from reality, at least, as far as we are able to know it." These words might equally well have came from a Zen master. This need not be surprising, however, considering they were spoken at Gilberny, in the vast park Monet contrived there by diverting a river, at the time he was working on the Nympheas. This park, and this fresco eighty-seven yards long, echo the spirit of Zen, which, say the sages of Yamato, blows where it lists, but lingers more readily than elsewhere in those places where man seems to have divined the secret plans of nature, and has undertaken to extend them accordingly. Van Gogh also approached the Japanese ideal as it was then revealed: he finished by perceiving the Edo landscapes in the Arles countryside - or very nearly! His tragic fate reads almost like one of those apologias in which the golden legend of Far Eastern painting abounds. The same with Gauguin, another haunted man." excerpt from the introduction by Jean-Clarence Lambert. Very Good/No Jacket.

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Book number: 289ABE

Catalogue: Japanese Art

Keywords: JAPANESE ART,PAINTING,JAPAN Asian Art

HAJEK, LUBOR

Japanese Graphic Art

Chartwell Books, Inc, New Jersey, United States. 1989, 2nd Edition. (ISBN: 1555213049). Hardcover, with dust jacket. Book, English text; Hardcover (with dust jacket); 24.5 x 30 cm; 1 Kg; 37 pages plus appendix with 113 colour plates.; Used book with signs of wear on the dust jacket. The interior is in good condition.; Includes: The development of Japanese art, Methods and themes on graphic art, The Major painters and engravers, over 110 colour illustrations, Background commentary on each print and A glossary of Japanese art terms.; Typical of graphic art in Japan are the marvelous ukyio-e prints. At one time regarded as "decadent", the colorful portraits of beauties moving around the demi-monde and of actors performing in the popular kabuki theatres catch the spirit of the new life that developed in the major Japanese cities from the seventeenth century onwards. In this stunning book, the author traces the fascinating story of how Japanese art flourished under a number of aristocratic and military regimes, with graphic art reaching a wider audience as a result of the new printing techniques. The selection of over 110 full-color prints reproduced here were chosen to demonstrate exactly the range and the craft of the Japanese engravers. Some of the wood-cuts illustrated books of poems, tales of warriors, and play scripts; others took their part in popular picture books celebrating such eternal themes as the beauty of women and the return to nature. Each illustration is accompanied by helpful comments about the artist and subject. A glossary of terms round off this book - the complete guide to a most important and beautiful art form. Good/Dust Jacket Included.

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Book number: 489B

Catalogue: Japanese Art

Keywords: 1555213049 japan,colour,graphic art,japanese art

HALL, ROBERT

Chinese Snuff Bottles II Including an Important Selection from the Marian Mayer Collection

Robert Hall, London. 1989. Hardcover, with dust jacket. Book, English text; Hardcover (cloth with dust jacket); 30 x 22 cm; 0.996 Kg; 151 pages with 130 lots with colour illustrations.; Used with signs of wear. The interior is in very good condition. The dust jacket has scuffs and edgwear. Minor tear on the top right corner on the rear of the dust jacket.; Dealer catalogue with 130 lots with colour illustrations.; Captions on each bottle by Hugh Moss.; "The majority of the snuff bottles illustrated and discussed in this book are from the collection of Marian Mayer. As far as I know Marian amassed at least seven hundred bottles, several of which grave these pages. The Corning Museum of Glass, Corning, New York is where she left a large part of her collection when she died, with the balance dispersed by auction in the United States during December 1998." excerpt from the introduction by Robert Hall.; "As is well know, much of Marian Mayer collection was bequeathed to the Museum of Glass in Corning, but a good deal of it, including many superb examples, eventually turned up at auction not far from where she used to live, on Cape Cod. Bob Hall managed to attend and bought the bulk of the bottles from her estate, which are offered here." excerpt from the foreword by Hugh Moss. Good/Dust Jacket Included.

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Book number: 568B

Catalogue: Dealer Catalogues

Keywords: snuff bottles,marian mayer collection,dealer catalogue,hugh moss

HARRISON-HALL, JESSICA

Ming Ceramics in the British Museum: Catalogue of Late Yuan and Ming Ceramics in the British Museum

British Museum Press, London. 2001, 1st Edition. (ISBN: 071411488X). Hardcover, with dust jacket. Book, English text; Hardcover (with dust jacket); 640 pages with 1025 colour and 100 black and white illustrations; 22.70 x 28.5 cm; 2.75 Kg; Used book with signs of wear, namely on the dust jacket that shows scuffs and scratches. Interior in very good condition. The dust jacket is now protected with a clearcover.; VERY HARD TO FIND.; Ming pottery and porcelain, dating from China's Renaissance period between the mid fourteenth and mid seventeenth centuries, has influenced the way people serve food and decorate their buildings from Europe to East Africa. In imperial China, ceramics were needed for the daily use of the emperors and their households as well as for the performance of sacred and secular rites. Inscribed vessels were presented to Buddhist, Daoist and Confucian temples, and pottery replicas were required after death to furnish the deceased with houses, servants and food for the afterlife. Glazed architectural ceramics have been found throughout China. Beyond its borders, high-quality porcelains were bestowed as diplomatic gifts, while lesser wares were widely traded internationally. The British Museum holds the world's broadest collection Ming ceramics, here published for the first time in its entirety. Nearly a thousand items are illustrated, identified, dated and discussed, incorporating the most up-to-date archaeological discoveries and scientific research previously available only in Chinese or specialist journals. The author first provides an accessible historical context, followed by stimulating essays on the porcelain industry, trade and diplomacy, and aspects of social life and burials in the Ming dynasty. Each chapter of the catalogue is then introduced with a brief summary of its defining characteristics. New and revised translations are given for every inscription, with transcriptions in printed Chinese characters. Every entry is illustrated with specially commissioned colour photography. A wealth of additional information, much of it never before published in English, is clearly presented for ease of reference in chronologies, maps, appendices, glossary and bibliography. The result is an essential book for any collector, student or scholar. Good/Dust Jacket Included.

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Book number: 865B

Catalogue: Collections and Exhibitions

Keywords: 071411488X scarce,british museum,ceramics,porcelain,ming,china,reference,ming ceramics Chinese Ceramics Chinese Art

HARRISON-HALL, JESSICA

Ming Ceramics in the British Museum: Catalogue of Late Yuan and Ming Ceramics in the British Museum

British Museum Press, London. 2001, 1st Edition. (ISBN: 071411488X). Hardcover, with dust jacket. Book, English text; Hardcover (with dust jacket); 640 pages with 1025 colour and 100 black and white illustrations; 22.70 x 28.5 cm; 2.75 Kg; Used book with minor signs of wear on the dust jacket. Interior as new. The dust jacket is now protected with a clearcover.; VERY HARD TO FIND.; Ming pottery and porcelain, dating from China's Renaissance period between the mid fourteenth and mid seventeenth centuries, has influenced the way people serve food and decorate their buildings from Europe to East Africa. In imperial China, ceramics were needed for the daily use of the emperors and their households as well as for the performance of sacred and secular rites. Inscribed vessels were presented to Buddhist, Daoist and Confucian temples, and pottery replicas were required after death to furnish the deceased with houses, servants and food for the afterlife. Glazed architectural ceramics have been found throughout China. Beyond its borders, high-quality porcelains were bestowed as diplomatic gifts, while lesser wares were widely traded internationally. The British Museum holds the world's broadest collection Ming ceramics, here published for the first time in its entirety. Nearly a thousand items are illustrated, identified, dated and discussed, incorporating the most up-to-date archaeological discoveries and scientific research previously available only in Chinese or specialist journals. The author first provides an accessible historical context, followed by stimulating essays on the porcelain industry, trade and diplomacy, and aspects of social life and burials in the Ming dynasty. Each chapter of the catalogue is then introduced with a brief summary of its defining characteristics. New and revised translations are given for every inscription, with transcriptions in printed Chinese characters. Every entry is illustrated with specially commissioned colour photography. A wealth of additional information, much of it never before published in English, is clearly presented for ease of reference in chronologies, maps, appendices, glossary and bibliography. The result is an essential book for any collector, student or scholar. Near Fine/Dust Jacket Included.

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Book number: 877B

Catalogue: Collections and Exhibitions

Keywords: 071411488X scarce,british museum,ceramics,porcelain,ming,china,reference,ming ceramics Chinese Ceramics Chinese Art

HANSFORD, S. HOWARD

A Glossary of Chinese Art and Archaeology

The China Society, London. 1972, 2nd Edition. (ISBN: 0854098127). Hardcover, with dust jacket. Book, English text; Hardcover (with dust jacket); 16.5 x 23 cm; 0.416 Kg; 104 pages illustrated by 112 drawings.; Used with signs of wear. The dust jacket shows sign of a removed label on the bottom of the spine. The dust jacket is now protected with a clearcover. Good readable copy.; "The plan of this handbook, which it is hoped and believed will meet a need of students and collectors, was conceived by me in China many years ago at a time when I would have welcomed aid of such a kind. The glossary is addressed both to readers of Chinese who require precise definitions of technical and conventional terms met with in current writings on art and archeology, and also to those, already familiar with Chinese arts, crafts and antiquities, who have embarked on the study of the written language.The arrangement of entries under subject headings, according to the categories into which the Chinese divide their art and antiquities, will help the reader to memorize related terms, whilst the alphabetical index provides an easy means of reference. Related terms in different sections and subsections are cross-referenced." excerpt from the foreword by S. Howard Hansford.; Special attention is given to the bronzes, jades, ceramics, and Buddhist and Taoist art. Good/Dust Jacket Included.

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Book number: 660B

Catalogue: Asian Art

Keywords: 0854098127 china,chinese art,chinese archaeology,jades,ceramics,buddhist art,taoism art Chinese Art

HARDIE, PETER

A Descriptive Catalogue of the Permanent Collection of Netsuke and Related Carvings from Japan

City of Bristol Museum and Art Gallery, Bristol. 1981. (ISBN: 0900199156). Soft cover. Book, English text.; Paperback (stapled).; 21 x 20 cm.; 0.2 Kg.; 64 pages with black and white illustrations.; Used with minor signs of wear.; A descriptive catalogue of the permanent collection of Netsuke and related carvings from Japan, from the Bristol Museum and Art Gallery, Bristol.; "The present volume is organised by class of object, subdivided by material and then further divided by artist's names in alphabetical order according to the Hepburn Romanisation, followed by unsigned works (and those on which the artist's names are not legible) in the alpha-numerical sequence of their registrations numbers. Item entries follow a standard pattern; materials, technique of decoration; subject; dimension in centimeters; signature, if any: where there is uncertainty over the Sino-Japanese or native readings, both are given; and attribution." excerpt from the preface. Very Good/No Jacket.

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Book number: 613B

Catalogue: Collections and Exhibitions

Keywords: 0900199156 japan,japanese art,reference,netsuke,miniature sculptures of japan Japanese Art Asian Art

IMPEY, HARRIET; AND PICKWOAD, KATIE

A Bowlful of Happiness

Geldermalsen Publications, Haren, The Netherlands. 2011, 1st Edition. (ISBN: 9789072370068). Hardcover. Book, English text.; Hardcover (with dust jacket).; 28.5 x 28.5 cm.; 0.495 Kg; 30 pages; New book. May show signs of shelf wear.; How can one find true happiness? The little Chinese boy Kang, imprisoned in sadness on a Chinese porcelain vase for more than 350 years by a slip of the painter's brush, is suddenly released by a magical wish, he sets out on an adventure trough Chinese culture history. He is joined along the way by auspicious animals: Dragon, Lion, Dog, Elephant, the Mandarin Ducks and Feng Huang. The characters he meets, and what he learns during his travels, help him to realize eventually that sometimes happiness is to be found where you least expect it. Using the rich and colourful decoration of Chinese porcelain, this book captures children's imagination with lively characters taken from real pieces. It introduces children to the beauty of Chinese art and the symbolic meanings behind it, as well as bridging cultural divides with a charming and original story. New/No Jacket.

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Book number: 395B

Catalogue: Chinese Ceramics

Keywords: 9789072370068 CHINESE PORCELAIN,CHILDREN'S BOOKS,CHINA Chinese Art

HARRISSON, BARBARA

Chinese Porcelain Traditions of Manufacture and Sale: An Introduction to Twenty Eight 18th Century Gouaches/Chinees Porselein Hoe Het Gemaakt En Verkocht Werd: Een Inleiding Op Achtentwintig 18e Eeuwse Gouaches

Princessehof, Leeuwarden. 1990. (ISBN: 9071588041). Soft cover. Book, English and Dutch text.; Paperback; 21 x 20.9 cm; 0.221 Kg; 80 pages with colour illustrations; Used book with signs of wear, namely on the front cover, spine and back cover. Edgeworn. Interior as new.; "The Princessehof collections incorporate two series of Chinese gouaches illustrating the manufacture of porcelains in China. Each series is painted in a distinctive style. There are fourty scenes in all which partly complement one another as far as their content is concerned. The larger series, with twenty-eight scenes, each one sized 28 cm by 30 cm, is the subject of this presentation. It probably dates late 18th century. Originally bought in Canton, it was presented during the 1930' to Nanne Ottema, founder of the Princessehof, by the Vereeniging van Vrienden der Aziatische Kunts, Amsterdam, as a gift. The objective of this publication is to provide factual information for a general public; to narrate in simple words Chinese traditions of porcelain manufacture as illustrated in twenty-eight scenes, and thereby to render and impression of the China of earlier days, when European merchants were desirous to learn more of ther varied industries, yet were prevented from travel beyond Canton. That the setting of the scenes is Jingdezhen, where European merchants obtained most of their porcelains for export to Canton, is indicated through the physical and social environment they illustrate. Methods of porcelain manufacture have changed since the gouaches were painted. Even so, many a technique, tool or manner illustrated here continues to be applied successfully, to this day." excerpt from the introduction. Good/No Jacket.

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Book number: 357B

Catalogue: Collections and Exhibitions

Keywords: 9071588041 CHINA,PAINTING,PORCELAIN MANUFACTURE Chinese Art

HAYASHIYA, SEIZO (INTRODUCTION); HASEBE, GAKUJO (CURATOR)

Oriental Ceramics: The World's Great Collections. Vol. 1. Tokyo National Museum

Kodansha International Ltd, Tokyo, New York and San Francisco. 1982. (ISBN: 0870114409). Hardcover. Book, English text; Hardcover (cloth without dust jacket - as issued. In splicase.); 191 pages with colour and black-and-white illustrations throughout.; 27 x 38 cm; 3 kg; Used book in good condition with minor scuffs and signs of wear in the slipcase and hardcover cloth. The spine is slightly faded as usual. Interior in very good condition.; This volume was originally published by Kodansha as part of a limited deluxe 12 volume set in 1974, this critically acclaimed and now scarce masterpiece has been issued in a standard edition with no compromise in the quality of scholarship or production, handsomely cloth-bound with an attractive slipcase.; "Collecting of ceramics at the museum began around 1873 (Meiji 6th year), since which it has amassed specimens of Jomon and Yayoi potteries unearthed from prehistoric sites all over the country: Sue pottery, Haji pottery, and haniwa of the photohistoric age; various kinds of pottery and porcelain wares ranging from the Nara period to premodern times; pottery and porcelain wares of varying periods from Oriental areas like China, Korea, Vietnam, Thailand, the Middle and Near East, etc.; and also examples of European and North and South American ceramics. Worth special mention among them are gifts from private collections, including the collection of Dr. Tamisuke Yokogawa, widely known as the Yokogawa Collection, featuring among others one thousand and several hundred examples of Chinese ceramics of respective periods; pieces collected by Mr. Yasuzaemon Matsunaga, the illustrious businessman and tea ceremony master; numerous works collected by Mr. Matsushige Hirota, famed as a dealer of old works of art, this collection consisting mainly of Chinese ceramics; and an enormous number of archaeological specimens and other items from the collection of Mr. Yorisada Tokugawa, the lord of the Kii Tokugawa tief during the feudal age. The Yokogawa and Hirota collections constitute the two major nuclei of the museum's ceramic collections. A selection of over four hundred and fifty pices from the collection are published in this volume." excerpt from the preface by Seizo Hayashiya, Curator, Applied Arts Department, 1982. Good/No Jacket.

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Book number: 810B

Catalogue: Collections and Exhibitions

Keywords: 0870114409 ceramics,porcelain,tokyo national museum,china,korea,vietnam,thailand,middle east,near east,chinese porcelain,collections and exhibitions Chinese Ceramics Asian Art

HETHERINGTON, A.L.; HOBSON, R.L. (INTRODUCTION)

The Early Ceramic Wares of China

London: Benn Brothers, Limited. 1922, 1st Edition. Hardcover. Book, English text; Hardcover (brown cloth with gilt lettering to spine and gold motifs on the front cover); 23.5 x 29.5 cm; 1.8 Kg; 26 pages with preface, introduction, contents and list of plates plus 160 pages with 100 illustrations of which 12 are in colour with original tissue guards.; Edgeworn. Signs of wear on the front cover, spine and back cover. The interior is in good condition with minor signs of wear.; "The object of this book is to put before those interested in the early Chinese wares, information which will be of service to them at different stages of their collecting. I have given expression to a feeling that has always possessed me during my studies of the subject, and that is the necessity of a general understanding of the history of the country if a proper conception of its art is to be obtained. For this reason I have occupied some space in setting out, in the early section of the book, the main features which mark the various dynastic epochs: I fancy that, if the historical facts there described are kept in mind, the collector will find much less difficulty in unravelling the ceramic problems which confront him. In selecting the illustrations I have followed a somewhat unusual course. The specimens chosen, with one or two exceptions, are not the rarest and most costly examples, nor are they taken from the great National Museums. I have illustrated typical pieces of good quality in the possession of private collectors. The ordinary person, in my opinion, wants to see the kind of thing he may hope to acquire for himself. For convenience the half-tone plates have been grouped at the end of the chapters to which they relate. In each case the name of the collector to whom the specimen belongs is named. " excerpt from the preface by A.L. Hetherington, February, 1922. Good/No Jacket.

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Book number: 530B

Catalogue: Chinese Ceramics

Keywords: ceramics,porcelain,china,hobson,reference Collections and exhibitions Chinese Art

NEAVE-HILL, W.B.R.; GARNER, HARRY SIR (FOREWORD)

Chinese Ceramics

John Bartholomew & Son Limited, Edinburgh&London. 1975, 1st Edition. (ISBN: 0702810215). Hardcover, with dust jacket. Book, English text; Hardcover (cloth with dust jacket); 21.8 x 30.6 cm; 0.876 Kg; 176 pages with black and white and colour illustrations.; Used book in good condition with signs of wear in the dust jacket, minor signs of wear in text and the author signature glued to the copyright page. Dust jacket now protected with a clearcover. INCLUDES LOOSE LETTER HANDWRITTEN BY THE AUTHOR DATED FROM 1975; In Chinese Ceramics the author has summarised the main features of Chinese Ceramic development from the Neolithic pottery of 2000 B.C. to the enamelled porcelain of the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. If there is any special emphasis, it lies in the very full treatment of the beautiful monochrome wares of the Sung Dynasty, a subject which the author has specially studied. The Sung dynasty is rightly regarded as the classical age of Chinese ceramics, and the Sung Wares, often undecorated and relying entirely on form, colour, and texture for their appeal, are supreme achievements of the potter's art. But the earlier less sophisticated and the later highly decorative wares all have their masterpieces, many of which are described and illustrated in this book. Throughout Chinese history foreign influence has had a decisive effect on the arts. Sometimes this influence has been a by-product of Chinese imperialism, sometimes a result of foreign incursion; but in neither case have the influences engulfed the native Chinese Art. To understand these influences some knowledge of Chinese is desirable. The author, as a professional historian, is well able to deal with this problem and a valuable feature of the book is the setting of the ceramics of each period against their historical background. Good/Good.

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Book number: 139ABE

Catalogue: Chinese Ceramics

Keywords: 0702810215 china,ceramics,porcelain,chinese ceramics,chinese porcelain Asian Art Chinese Art

HILLIER, JACK

The Art of the Japanese Book (2 Volumes)

Sotheby's Publications by Philip Wilson Publishers Ltd. 1987, 1st Edition. (ISBN: 085667317x). Hardcover, with dust jacket. Book, English text; 2 Hardcover VOLUMES (with dust jackets) in slipcase.; 24.6 x 33.5 cm; 6.9 Kg; 1132 pages with colour and black and white illustrations throughout.; VOLUME I: 3.681 Kg, 608 pages; VOLUME II: 3.236 Kg, from page 609 to 1132.; Minor signs of wear on the slipcase and dust jackets. Interior as new.; It is surprising that so little of the great heritage of Japanese art in book form has been appreciated in the west, where attention has been largely confined to Ukyo-e prints. There has hitherto been no publication, in Japanese or in any non-Japanese language, that does justice to the art of the Japanese illustrated book. Jack Hiller, a wood engraver himself, has been a collector and connoisseur of the Japanese book for over thirty years. An unrivalled knowledge of the subject, and of the location of the rarer key works, has enabled him to present, for the first time, a balanced, appositely illustrated account of the prints in book form of a nation supremely gifted in all the arts of the book. In Japan the wood-block prints contained in book and album occupy a more important place in the national art as a whole than in any other country. In printed books, both illustrated literary texts and volumes that were entirely the artist's work, all schools of Japanese art were represented, and block-cutters and printers quintessentialised the characteristics of each school and the gifts of individual masters. A Kõetsu book such as "Michimori" epitomises the Rimpa or Decorative school, the Seirõ Bijin Awase Sugata Kagami of Shunshõ and Shigemasa goes to the heart of the "Floating World", the two parts of Suiseki Gafu reveal the genius of an artist whose few surviving paintings and drawings give no inkling of his powers. The Art of the Japanese Book surveys the work of the major artists from the first books of the early 1600s to those that were published up to the end of the American occupation in 1951, selecting from the often prolific output of these artists to show them at their most typical and impressive. The artistry and techniques of book designers, artists, block-cutters and printers are examined, based on specimens of opium condition and unfaded colour. The connection between the artists of the book and the current mainstreams of painting is a constant underlying theme, and in regard to the books of the last hundred years, has meant a concern with not only traditional native painting, but also modern western styles adopted or adapted by Japanese artists. Over nine hundred prints are here reproduced, demonstrating each phase of the development of the Japanese book, and the crucial aspects of each designer's rt. Erotica take their place with the rest, to have omitted them would have been to depart from giving a true picture of Japanese's art, for books of this kind, published on a scale and with an openness far greater than in any western country, contain the work of the greatest masters of the Japanese print. The Japanese Illustrated book, the product if a small, closely knit community of devoted craftsmen, is a central expression of Japanese culture. This authoritative book opens up a subject of the greatest significance for the understanding of a Japanese civilisation. As New/Dust Jacket Included.

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Book number: 829B

Catalogue: Asian Art

Keywords: 085667317x japanese art book,japan,woodblock print,ukiyo-e,saga books,kimono pattern books,erotica Japanese Art

HILLIER, JACK

Japanese Prints & Drawings from the Vever Collection (Complete 3 Volumes)

Sotheby Parke Bernet Publication LTD, New Jersey and Rizzoli International Publications, Inc, New York. 1976. (ISBN: 0856670251). Hardcover, with dust jacket. Book, English text.; Hardcover (3 volumes with dust jacket in slipcase). Top edges gilt.; 34 x 25.5 cm.; 8.3 Kg.; 1034 pages with black and white and a few colour illustrations.; Used with signs of wear on the dust jackets and slipcase. Interior in very good condition.; Limited edition of 2,000 copies of which this is 793.; Among the arts of Japan, the colour print continues to exercise the strongest appeal to us in the West. The main reason for the present widespread and growing interest is the powerful design combined with the beauty of the colour harmonies of the prints. But there are also other reasons; they depict a Japan of the past now almost vanished, its culture, mores, annual events, legends and its history; and they also show the influence of the Japanese print on the evolution of modern Western art. In the last few years the most important event in the world of Japanese prints was the discovery of the great collection formed by Henri Vever, a prominent Parisian jeweller and one of the earliest protagonists of Japonism. His first acquisitions were made in the 1880s, and by 1920 he was able to dispose of many thousands to a Japanese industrialist from whom they went eventually to the Tokyo National Museum, where they now form the major part of the national collection. But Henri Vever retained many of the choicest specimens to which he later added by astute buying in the 1920, when the collections of erstwhile rivals like Gonse, Haviland, Manzi, and Javal came under the hammer in Paris. The outbreak of war in 1939 and the occupation of France led to the complete disappearance of what had become a legendary collection and its survival remained in doubt until it was announced that part of it was to be sold at Sotheby's in two sales, one in 1974 and another in 1975. In order to record this unique collection in a manner worthy of its importance, the volumes comprise not only the prints and drawings that appeared in the two sales but also, through the generous co-operation of the present owner, those that will not be sold, many of which are of the greatest rarity and have seldom, if ever, been reproduced before. The 970 items, all of which are illustrated, about 69 in colour, have been arranged chronologically and those in series have been placed in their correct order. Brief notes on the artists, their style of work and environment, as well as the development of the wood-block print in Japan, link each section. The name of the artist is also shown in Japanese characters. The quality of these prints and drawings bear witness to the supremacy of Henri Vever as a collector and provide what is the finest and most comprehensive series of illustrations ever to appear on the subject in Western literature. Jack Hillier, whose unrivalled expertise in the field of the Japanese print is internationally recognised, is the author of numerous books on Japanese prints and paintings which have appeared over the last twenty years. Good/Dust Jacket Included.

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Book number: 717B

Catalogue: Collections and Exhibitions

Keywords: 0856670251 japanese art,japan,prints,drawings,vever collection Japanese Art Asian Art

MUSÉE NATIONAL D'HISTOIRE ET D'ART DU LUXEMBOURG, LUXEMBOURG

Hybrides Porcelaines Chinoises Aux Armoiries Territoriales Europénnes

Musée National d'Histoire et d'Art du Luxembourg, Luxembourg. 2003, 1st Edition. (ISBN: 2879850037). Soft cover. Book, French text; Paperback; 22.1 x 25.7 cm; 0.557 Kg; 122 pages with various colour images; Catalogue of the exhibition at Musée national d'histoire et d'art Luxembourg in 2003. Following further acquisitions by the Musée national d'histoire et d'art Luxembourg, this exhibition shows, for the first time, more than fifty Chinese porcelain dishes decorated with coat of arms of European territories. There are coat of arms of provinces and villages of The Netherlands, Belgium and Luxembourg, as well as of the kingdoms of France and England. The exhibition attempts to clarify the mystery surrounding the choice of the arms. Specially commissioned in China for the European market in the 18th century, these dishes are hybrid works of art that illustrate the dialogue between cultures. As New.

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Book number: ABE24

Catalogue: Chinese Ceramics

Keywords: 2879850037 HYBRIDES,CHINA,PORCELAIN,PORCELAINES Chinese Art