COBEN, LAWRENCE A.; AND FERSTER, DOROTHY

Japanese Cloisonné: History, Technique, and Appreciation

Charles E. Tuttle Company, Rutland, Vermont. 1992, 2nd Edition. (ISBN: 0804816662). Hardcover, with dust jacket. Book, English text; Hardcover (with dust jacket); 19 x 26.5 cm; 1.263 Kg; 323 pages illustrated with 158 full colour plates and 171 monochrome photographs.; Used book with minor signs of wear, namely on the dust jacket. The interior is in very good condition.; Cloisonné is an enamelware decoration made with colored glass enamels outlined in fine wares. Primarily used for ornamentation of vases, boxes, and trays, this art originated in ancient Greece, then traveled across the Asian continent to Japan, where it reached the peak of its development in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. Interestingly, once this art form reached its zenith in popularity, it fell from grace and was considered by most collectors a curious and intricate aberration of the Japanese sensibility. Today, however, Japanese cloisonné is growing more popular and is a subject of antique research. Nearly a decade has passed since the original publication of Japanese Cloisonné, but the works remains the definite text on the subject. First written because the authors were unable to learn all they wished to know about this art from others sources, this book covers every aspect of this unique craft. Major topics covered in the book include the history and development of the art, and the comment and criticism Japanese cloisonné has drawn both in Japan and the West. The book also contains an extensive Collector's Guide and Appendices dealing with such matters as historical changes in technology, methods of dating, enamelists, marks, and identification. The first fully authoritative guide to one of Japan's finest expressions of traditional craftsmanship, Japanese Cloisonné will prove an invaluable sourcebook for both amateur and professional collector alike. Very Good/Dust Jacket Included.

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N° du livre: 491B

Catalogue: Japanese Art

Mots-clés: 0804816662 japan,japanese art,japanese cloisonne enamels

HERWIG, ARENDIE AND HENK

Heroes of the Kabuki Stage: An Introduction to Kabuki with Retellings of Famous Plays Illustrated by Woodblock Prints

Hotei Publishing, Amsterdam. 2004, 1st Edition. (ISBN: 9074822614). Hardcover, with dust jacket. Book, English text; Hardcover (with dust jacket); 25.5 x 30 cm; 2.6 kg; 359 pages with colour illustrations ; Minor signs of wear on the dust jacket, that show minor scuffs and edgewear on the front cover, spine and back cover. Interior in very good condition. The dust jacket is protected with a clearcover.; Heroes of the kabuki stage is written for kabuki aficionados and collectors of Japanese kabuki prints eager to know more about the scenes and roles shown in their prints. This richly illustrated book is an introduction to Japan's spectacular kabuki theatre, placed in the historical and social context of pre-modern Japan bet- ween 1603 and 1912. Many aspects of kabuki, such as the evolution of the theatres, acting traditions, stage conventions, costumes and make-up are discussed and illustrated. The interaction between kabuki theatre and kabuki print designers are explained in a concise histo- rical overview of Japan's unique actor-print tradition as it developed in Edo (present-day Tokyo) and the Kamigata (Osaka-Kyoto) region. A large section of the book is devoted to retellings of 37 popular kabuki plays, many of which are still performed. Each retelling is preceded by a short intro- duction detailing the origin and characteristics of the play, and is supplemented with notes on theatrical customs and anecdotes. Main scenes of the plays and leading actor roles are illustrated by colourful wood- block prints designed by famous artists active from the eighteenth to the twentieth centuries. The bibliogra- phy includes up-to-date references to important publi- cations about kabuki in Western languages. Heroes of the kabuki stage is unique for its extensive index on playwrights, actors, print artists, publishers, roles, sub- jects and attributes, which will enable readers and print collectors to find their way in the fascinating world of kabuki. Very Good/Dust Jacket Included.

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N° du livre: 1335B

Catalogue: Japanese Art

Mots-clés: 9074822614 japan,japanese art,woodblock prints,ukiyo-e,kabuki,plays,dance dramas,kabuki prints Asian Art

AUDSLEY, GEORGE ASHDOWN; CUTLER, THOMAS W.; NEWTON, CHARLES (INTRODUCTION)

The Grammar of Japanese Ornament

Studio Editions, London. 1989. Hardcover. Ex-Library, English text; Hardcover (lacks the dust jacket); 24 x 34 cm; 1.981 Kg; 248 pages plus 37 plates. Including many illustrated images, namely of ceramics, lacquer, textiles, paintings.; Ex-library book showing signs of wear on the cover, spine and back cover. The spine is cracked. The front free endpaper has a bar code glued on the bottom of the page and also part of an old sticker on the top of the page. Ex-library stamp on copyright page. Good readable copy.; ISBN: 0851702180; "In England the two works which attempted the most comprehensive survey of Japanese art were Thomas Cutler's: A Grammar of Japanese Ornament and Design, 1879-1880 and George Audsley's: The Ornamental Arts of Japan, 1882-1885. Extracts and reproductions have been selected from these publications to form the major part of this present book. Also included (.) are some plates reproduced from the portfolio published by Henry Ernst: Etoffes de Soie du Japan, c.1900. These half-tone colour plates were made from photographs of Japanese textiles in French public collections in Paris and Lyons. The portfolio was issued for connoisseurs and collectors, as well as providing a source of design ideas for textile designers and interior decorators." excerpt from the introduction by Charles Newton. Fair/No Jacket.

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N° du livre: 231ABE

Catalogue: Japanese Art

Mots-clés: japan,japanese art,architecture,sculpture,painting,lacquer,ceramics,textile fabrics,textile fabrics,metalwork Asian Art

BARKER, RICHARD; SMITH, LAWRENCE

Netsuke: The Miniature Sculpture of Japan

British Museum Publications Limited, London. 1976, 1st Edition. (ISBN: 071411409X). Hardcover, with dust jacket. Book, English text; Hardcover (cloth with dust jacket); 20 x 25.7 cm; 0.722 Kg; 184 pages including 36 netsuke in colour and 650 monochrome illustrations.; Used book with minor signs of wear.The dust jacket is now protected with a clearcover.; Netsuke open the door to almost every aspect of Japanese life seen in miniature. So intricate and delicate, even humorous at times, is their carving that in the West it is often forgotten that netsuke served a functional purpose as small toggles. They were to stop the cord slipping on the sash, which hung the small objects that every man needed to carry around with him - his tobacco pouch, pipe, purse and yatate (a combined writing-brush and ink-well). Before the seventeenth century netsuke were insignificant objects and rarely of artistic interest. With increasing prosperity, merchants, often rich and enlightened patrons of the arts, were not allowed to flaunt their riches and so fine netsuke were a means by which a merchant could express his wealth in a not too noticeable form. Today fine netsuke are appreciated not only for their workmanship but also for the glimpses of Japanese legend and everyday life that they give in such beguiling ways. They exist in many different kinds of material, often specially and cleverly selected to reflect the object they represent. Richard Baker and Lawrence Smith have selected 404 of the best and most interesting netsuke from the British Museum. Every piece is illustrated, including signatures of carvers where present, and the introductory text fits the pieces in their context and comments on their place in the world of netsuke. Notes on the carvers, their schools and areas of work are an important and useful feature which will be of great value to all the collectors together with the comprehensive illustrated coverage. Good/Dust Jacket Included.

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N° du livre: 854B

Catalogue: Japanese Art

Mots-clés: 071411409X japan,japanese art,netsuke,history,edo period Asian Art Collections and Exhibitions

BUSHELL, S.W. (TEXT AND NOTES)

Oriental Ceramic Art: Illustrated by Examples from the Collection of W.T. Walters

Crown Publishers, Inc. New York. 1980. (ISBN: 051752581X). Hardcover, with dust jacket. Book, English text; Hardcover (with dust jacket); 34.5 x 24 cm; 2,326 Kg; 429 pages with 116 plates in colour and over 400 reproductions in black and white.; The original edition of this work was published in ten volumes in 1896 by Appleton and Company.; Signs of wear on the dust jacket, which has chips and tears. The dust jacket is now protected with a clearcover. Interior in very good condition.; This volume contains every word and every picture of Oriental Ceramic Art, which is listed in almost every encyclopaedia and in many museum handbooks as a basic source book in its field. While its major emphasis is on the ceramics of China, it also has sections on Japan and Korea. Published in 1896 in a limited edition of 500 copies it soon disappeared from the market as most of the ten volume, 43 x 56 cm sets were given to major institutions, heads of state, and friends of W.T. Walters, who paid for its publication and whose collection illustrated it. Because of the massive margins in the original set we needed only a very slight reduction in the text page areas, with many of the colour pages emerging in their original size. S.W. Bushell was an English doctor who spent many years as physician to the British legation in Peking. He made ceramics his avocation and absorbed and translated many of the Chinese works on this and allied subjects. He wrote two handbooks for the Victoria and Albert Museum and was coauthor of the catalog of the Morgan Ceramic collection. Very Good/Dust Jacket Included.

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N° du livre: 820B

Catalogue: Japanese Art

Mots-clés: 051752581X porcelain,chinese ceramics,korean ceramics,japanese ceramics,chinese porcelain,marks on chinese porcelain,yuan dinasty,ming dynasty,japan,china Chinese Ceramics Asian Art

COLOMBO, ATTILIO; DONISELLI, ISABELLA

De Japanse Fotografie Van 1848 Tot Heden / Japanische Fotografie Von Heute Und Ihre Ursprunge

Contact, Amsterdam. 1980. (ISBN: 9025465064). Soft cover. Book, Dutch and German text.; 20 20 cm.; 0.5 kg.; 189 pages with black and white illustrations.; Used with signs of wear on the exterior and interior. The exterior shows edge wear, scuffs and scratches on the front cover, spine and back and wear marks throughout. The hinge is slightly loose but remains firmly attached.; Catalogue from an exhibition on Japanese photography held at Comune di Bologna Galleria D'arte Moderna; Museum fur Kunst und Gewerbe, Hamburg; Comune di Milano, Palazzo Reale; Gemeente Museum, Arnhem; Palais des Beaux Arts, Paleis voor Schone Kunsten, Bruxelles; Pulchri Studio, Den Haag; I.C.A. London. Good/No Jacket.

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N° du livre: 1334B

Catalogue: Japanese Art

Mots-clés: 9025465064 japan,japanese photography,exhibitions Generic Books Collections and Exhibitions

MANHEIM, RON (EDITOR) IN COOPERATION WITH DE JONG, JON; INCLUDING TEXTS BY MAY, EKKEHARD; MCKEE, DANIEL; BEERENS, ANNA; DE JONG, JON

Haiku & Haiga. Moments in Word and Image: Four Centuries of Japanase Scroll Paintings from the Jong Collection

Stiftung Museum Scholl Moyland, Sammlung van der Grinten, Joseph Beuys Archiv, des Landes Nordrhein-Westfalen in association with Hotei Publishing, Amsterdam. 2006, 1st Edition. (ISBN: 9783935166317). Hardcover, with dust jacket. Book, English and German text.; Hardcover (cloth with dust jacket).; 26 x 30.5 cm; 1.5 Kg; 208 pages with colour illustrations throughout; Minor signs of wear on the exterior and interior. The dust jacket show signs of wear, namely some minor scratches and wear signs. Interior in very good condition. Very good condition overall.; Catalogue from the exhibition held at the Museum Scholl Moyland, Germany from the 30 April to the 3rd of September 2006.; The genre of haigu in 77 fine examples from the seventeenth to the early twentieth centuries. This selection of beaufiful Japanese scrolls shows the poetic power of the combination of word and image. With essays and interpretations by professor Dr. Ekkehard May, Dr. Anna Beerens, Dr. Daniel McKee, and the Dutch haiga collector Jon de Jong. Very Good/Dust Jacket Included.

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N° du livre: 1116B

Catalogue: Japanese Art

Mots-clés: 9783935166317 japan,japanese scrools,haiga,exhibition catalogue Asian Art Collections and Exhibitions

CURVELO, ALEXANDRA

Chefs-D'Oeuvre Des Paravents Nanban: Japon Portugal Xviie Siècle

Éditions Chandeigne, Paris. 2015, 1st Edition. (ISBN: 9782367321172). Hardcover, with dust jacket. Book, French text; Hardcover (with dustjacket); 25.7 x 25 cm; 1.171 Kg; 175 pages with colour illustrations; Between 1543 - when Europeans arrived in Japan - and the 1640s when the country was closed to foreigners, the Japanese had regular contacts with the nanban-jin (Barbarians from the South). These merchants and missionaries, mainly from Portugal, were the source of a theme in Japonese art in the XVIth and XVIIth centuries. The paintings that decorated the nanban byobu (folding screens) depicted an extraordinary confrontation of civilizations ans its beauty is captivating. Through paintings primarily done buy the Kano school, the history of Portuguese arrival in Japan unfolds before our eyes. Sometimes critical, sometimes joyful and festival, the byobu reveal the beginning of Asia's Westernization. Nanban Folding Screen Masterpieces presents thirteen of these byobu accompanied by text about the fascinating history of the commercial, religious, and cultural encounters between Europe and Japan in this era. This book brings together folding screens from the Nanban Bunkakan Museum of Osaka, the Municipal Museum of Kobe and Museu Nacional de Arte Antiga de Lisboa - where the most important collections of nanban art are found - as well as the Victoria & Albert Museum of London, the Rijksmuseum of Amsterdam, Musée Guimet of Paris, Museu Soares dos Reis in Porto, the Museum of History and Culture of Nagazaki, and the Idemitsu Museum of Tokyo, as well as a folding screen from a private American collection. A specialist in Namban art, Alexandra Curvelo is a professor in the Department of Art History at the Universidade Nova de Lisboa. Her research focuses on the Christian missions in Japan in the early modern period. New/New.

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N° du livre: 786B

Catalogue: Japanese Art

Mots-clés: 9782367321172 japan,nanban,japanese art,folding screens Asian Art

CURVELO, ALEXANDRA

Nanban Folding Screen Masterpieces, Japan-Portugal, Xviith Century

Éditions Chandeigne, Paris. 2015, 1st Edition. (ISBN: 9782367321219). Hardcover, with dust jacket. Book, English text; Hardcover (with dustjacket); 25.7 x 25 cm; 1.171 Kg; 175 pages with colour illustrations; Between 1543 - when Europeans arrived in Japan - and the 1640s when the country was closed to foreigners, the Japanese had regular contacts with the nanban-jin (Barbarians from the South). These merchants and missionaries, mainly from Portugal, were the source of a theme in Japonese art in the XVIth and XVIIth centuries. The paintings that decorated the nanban byobu (folding screens) depicted an extraordinary confrontation of civilizations ans its beauty is captivating. Through paintings primarily done buy the Kano school, the history of Portuguese arrival in Japan unfolds before our eyes. Sometimes critical, sometimes joyful and festival, the byobu reveal the beginning of Asia's Westernization. Nanban Folding Screen Masterpieces presents thirteen of these byobu accompanied by text about the fascinating history of the commercial, religious, and cultural encounters between Europe and Japan in this era. This book brings together folding screens from the Nanban Bunkakan Museum of Osaka, the Municipal Museum of Kobe and Museu Nacional de Arte Antiga de Lisboa - where the most important collections of nanban art are found - as well as the Victoria & Albert Museum of London, the Rijksmuseum of Amsterdam, Musée Guimet of Paris, Museu Soares dos Reis in Porto, the Museum of History and Culture of Nagazaki, and the Idemitsu Museum of Tokyo, as well as a folding screen from a private American collection. A specialist in Namban art, Alexandra Curvelo is a professor in the Department of Art History at the Universidade Nova de Lisboa. Her research focuses on the Christian missions in Japan in the early modern period. New/New.

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N° du livre: 133B

Catalogue: Japanese Art

Mots-clés: 9782367321219 japan,nanban,japanese art,folding screens

CURVELO, ALEXANDRA

Obras-Primas Dos Biombos Nanban, Japão-Portugal, Século XVII

Éditions Chandeigne, Paris. 2015, 1st Edition. (ISBN: 9782367321202). Hardcover, with dust jacket. Book, Portuguese text; Hardcover (with dustjacket); 25.7 x 25 cm; 1.171 Kg; 175 pages with colour illustrations; Between 1543 - when Europeans arrived in Japan - and the 1640s when the country was closed to foreigners, the Japanese had regular contacts with the nanban-jin (Barbarians from the South). These merchants and missionaries, mainly from Portugal, were the source of a theme in Japonese art in the XVIth and XVIIth centuries. The paintings that decorated the nanban byobu (folding screens) depicted an extraordinary confrontation of civilizations ans its beauty is captivating. Through paintings primarily done buy the Kano school, the history of Portuguese arrival in Japan unfolds before our eyes. Sometimes critical, sometimes joyful and festival, the byobu reveal the beginning of Asia's Westernization. Nanban Folding Screen Masterpieces presents thirteen of these byobu accompanied by text about the fascinating history of the commercial, religious, and cultural encounters between Europe and Japan in this era. This book brings together folding screens from the Nanban Bunkakan Museum of Osaka, the Municipal Museum of Kobe and Museu Nacional de Arte Antiga de Lisboa - where the most important collections of nanban art are found - as well as the Victoria & Albert Museum of London, the Rijksmuseum of Amsterdam, Musée Guimet of Paris, Museu Soares dos Reis in Porto, the Museum of History and Culture of Nagazaki, and the Idemitsu Museum of Tokyo, as well as a folding screen from a private American collection. A specialist in Namban art, Alexandra Curvelo is a professor in the Department of Art History at the Universidade Nova de Lisboa. Her research focuses on the Christian missions in Japan in the early modern period. New/New.

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N° du livre: 134B

Catalogue: Japanese Art

Mots-clés: 9782367321202 japan,nanban,japanese art,folding screens,biombos

DAVEY, NEIL K.; WINKWORTH, W. W. (PREFACE)

Netsuke: A Comprehensive Study Based on the M.T. Hindson Collection

Sotheby Parke Bernet Publications, London. 1974, 1st Edition. (ISBN: 0856670138). Hardcover, with dust jacket. Book, English text; Hardcover (with dust jacket); 21.5 x 31 cm; 2,456 Kg; 564 pages with black and white illustrations.; Used book with signs of wear. The dust jacket has edge wear, and scuffs and scratches on the front cover, spine and back cover. Interior with minor signs of wear. Good condition overall.; The famous Hindson collection of Netsuke, sold at Sotheby's in a series of seven sales between 1967 and 1969, is the mos important and all-embracing of its kind ever to have come up for auction. The sales led to a greatly increased international interest in this Japanese miniature art form. Neil K. Davey, who has been responsible for the documenting and cataloguing of Sotheby's Japanese sales for over twelve years, has founded his book on the information he acquired while working on the items in the M.T. Hindson collection. He has supplemented this information with a considerable amount of further material based on other collections, so that the coverage of Netsuke is more complete than that of any other book previously published on the subject. He surveys 1,300 representative pieces in two main sections; in the first section the signed Netsuke are dealt with, divided into different schools; in the second section the unsigned and unattributable Netsuke are categorized by subject matter. Both are fully illustrated with over 1,200 and some illustrations of the artist's actual signatures. Full details of artists, schools and subjects are given. The introduction describes the general background of Netsuke and comments on materials, techniques and terminology. The book includes a glossary of Japanese terms, and an index of all known Netsuke artists, with facts about the type of work for which they are recognized and their names in Japanese characters, where the artist is known.; Reviews of the First Edition: "Such a comprehensive work with every item illustrated, some with signature details as well, will make this a standard reference for many years to came". Museums Journal.; "Mr Davey's book is more than an ordinary art book: it is a rich source of information and will be used by Netsuke collectors as an encyclopedia." Times Literary Supplement.; "The serious collector will find this volume a welcome addition to his library." Antiques Monthly. Good/Dust Jacket Included.

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N° du livre: 1513B

Catalogue: Japanese Art

Mots-clés: 0856670138 japan,japanese art,reference,netsuke,miniature sculptures of japan Collections and Exhibitions

JAPAN PHOTOGRAPHERS ASSOCIATION; INTRODUCTION BY DOWER, JOHN W.

A Century of Japanese Photography

Pantheon Books, New York. 1980. (ISBN: 0394512324). Hardcover. Book, English text.; Hardcover (cloth without dust jacket, as issued - in slipcase).; 30.5 x 23.5 cm.; 2.1 kg.; 385 pages with black and white illustrations.; Used with signs of wear on the exterior and interior. The slipcase is worn and shows wear marks throughout, namely scuffs and scratches and edge wear. Interior with minor signs of wear.; Originally published in Japan as Nihon Shashin Shi, 1840-1945 by Heibonsha. First American Edition.; The camera, that small product of Western genius, arrived in Japan just in time to record the first great onslaught of Western technology and culture, and was available from the start to bear witness to the emergence of modern Japan. From the first impressions of proud feudal lords and posing samurai to the final moonscapes of devastated Japan in 1945, this book displays overwhelming evidence of the power, daring, and rich- ness of the Japanese photographic tradition. War, art, news, propaganda, advertising, avant-garde-no area of the photographic record is ignored in these 514 carefully chosen shots. A Century of Japanese Photography illustrates for the first time just how the greatest non-Western photographic tradition developed and changed over time as well as all the social contradictions and historical ironies of Japan itself: the clan portrait of young men in samurai garb and the group portrait of their student descendants in Western suits and ties; the wholesome young ladies touting crackers, dry goods, or wine and their male counterparts killing abroad. At the same time, many Western stereotypes of Japan will be eroded by images that reveal women workers in the front ranks of May Day parades or the wildest surrealist experiments in photography blossoming just in the period of Japan's mounting prewar militarism. Never before has a photographic tradition been displayed in such breadth, with all its contradictory uses (and abuses), and with all its visual fascination so open for observation. Good/No Jacket.

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N° du livre: 1332B

Catalogue: Japanese Art

Mots-clés: 0394512324 japanese photography,japan,japan history,nihon shashinka kyokai Generic Books

FITSKI, MENNO

Kakiemon Porcelain: A Handbook

Leiden University Press, Leiden; Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. 2011, 1st Edition. (ISBN: 9789087281267). Soft cover. Book, English text.; Paperback.; 0.5 kg.; 19.5 x 25 cm.; 176 pages with colour illustrations.; Used with minor signs of wear on the exterior, that shows minor edge wear and wear marks on the front cover, spine and back cover. Interior with minor signs of wear.; Catalogue from the exhibition Kakiemon: Finest porcelain art from Japan, held at the Keramiekmuseum Princessehof, Leeuwarden from 13 December 2010 to 3 April 2011.; Kakiemon Porcelain: A Handbook celebrates the breathtaking beauty of the ceramic masterpieces of seventeenth-century Japan. Menno Fitski provides in this book a comprehensive overview of Japanese and European sources and collections, giving a fresh perspective on Kakiemon to anyone interested in studying pieces in collections worldwide. The book contains over 300 colour images, many from the extensive collection of the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam, and offers a wealth of detail to illustrate stylistic points. Kakiemon Porcelain: A Handbook presents all the practical tools necessary for the attribution and dating of Kakiemon porcelain. The Kakiemon style and characteristics are exhaustively analysed against the background of trade and reception developments. It is the first English-language monograph on Kakiemon porcelain, which was a high point in the history of ceramics and a major influence on European porcelain manufacture. A must for Kakiemon collectors, professionals and enthusiasts alike, and for anyone interested in Japanese ceramics. Very Good/No Jacket.

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N° du livre: 1491B

Catalogue: Japanese Art

Mots-clés: 9789087281267 porcelain,porcelain trade,kakiemon,kakiemon europe,kakiemon japan,kakiemon porcelain manufacture,designs and motifs Asian Art Collections and Exhibitions

GARNER, HENRY

Chinese and Japanese Cloisonné Enamels

Charles E. Tuttle Company, Rutland, Vermont. 1962, 1st Edition. Hardcover, with dust jacket. Book, English text; Hardcover (with dust jacket); 16.5 x 25.5 cm; 0.706 Kg; 120 pages plus appendix with black-and-white plates; Ex-library with minor writing on the interior. The dust jacket shows wear marks, namely signs of a removed sticker on the bottom of the spine. The dust jacket is now protected with a clearcover. Good readable copy.; The manufacture of cloisonné enamels was introduced into China from the west in the fourteenth century onwards, an important industry, particularly devoted to the manufacture of ceremonial vessels for Buddhist temples. These became more imposing as time went on, and we find that in the Ch'ing dynasty it was practice of the emperors to present large sets of ritual vessels to temples under their patronage. But it is the early vessels of the fifteenth century that, like the porcelain and lacquer of the period, represent the highest achievements of the Ming and Ch'ing decorative arts. This is the first book to be entirely devoted to this subject, starts with introductory chapters on the history of enamel decoration in the west and then goes on to discuss Chinese developments up to the end of the Ch'ing dynasty, with a final chapter on the less extensive manufacturers of Japan. The book breaks entirely new ground and clears away many misconceptions that have befogged the subject in the past. For the firsts time a logical system, by which pieces can be identified from a study of their basic properties is laid down. Good/Dust Jacket Included.

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N° du livre: 481B

Catalogue: Japanese Art

Mots-clés: china,japan,enamels,transitional period,japanese cloisonne enamels Chinese Ceramics Chinese Art

GORHAM, HAZEL H.

Japanese and Oriental Ceramics

Charles E. Tuttle Company, Rutland, Vermont & Tokyo, Japan. 1971, 1st Edition. (ISBN: 0804809275). Hardcover, with dust jacket. Book, English text; Hardcover (with dust jacket); 16 x 22 cm; 0.955 Kg; 256 pages with 286 illustrations; Used book with signs of wear. The dust jacket is protected with a clearcover.; Of all the forms of art in Japan, that of pottery is perhaps the best illustration of the Japanese feeling for individuality. Japanese porcelains do not show this as pottery does; porcelains often follow stereotyped shapes and patterns. But the two together go far in sustaining Japan's reputation as the cultural melting pot of the Orient. Through her love for simplicity and naturalness, Japan has contributed much to the world's ceramic art. The nation, however, owes a great debt to older cultures, as this attractive and authoritative book points out. Four great culture waves swept over Japan's little islands, deeply influencing her ceramic art. The first was that of the T'ang dynasty (618-907) and the Sung dynasty (960-1126) of China, which brought with it the beautiful celadons, known as seiji in Japan, and three-color pottery (sansai). The Chinese were the greatest pottery makers in the world. From their glazed, hard-fired pottery there emerged the marvelous, white translucent porcelain, one of the wonders of the medieval world. From Korea, in the 16th century, came a crude form of porcelain, whitewares (hakuji), and under-glaze blue wares (sometsuke). The third cultural wave, about the middle of the 17th century, brought the Chinese art of the overglaze decoration on pottery. The fourth great influence was undoubtedly cultural, but was of doubtful artistic value, exerted by the demand for wares pleasing to the peoples of other countries. This was first felt early in the 17th century, spearheaded by Dutch traders, and then in the 20th century, following the demand by American merchants. This comprehensive and profusely illustrated work tells how to distinguish Japanese porcelains from Chinese, and how to recognize modern reproductions of genuine old wares. It is completely indexed, contains a lenghly bibliography, and lists Chinese dates important in any discussion of Oriental ceramics. Crammed with information on the history, aesthetics, and technical aspects of the ceramics of Japan and the Orient, the book is an invaluable guide to scholars, collectors, and dealers. It is, in fact, a work of art in itself.;"So much misinformation has been bruited about concerning Oriental ceramics that an authoritative volume of this sort is indeed a welcome one.This book represents a work of fine scholarship." review by the Antiques Journal. Good/Dust Jacket Included.

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N° du livre: 477B

Catalogue: Japanese Art

Mots-clés: 0804809275 japan,ceramics,porcelain,eiraku,sometsuke,karatsu,satsuma,imary,kakiyemon,nabeshima,seto,bizen,kutani,raku,kaga,awata,kiyomizu,akahada,makuzu,awaji,banko,hirado Asian Art