JAHSS, MELVIN; JAHSS, BETTY

Inro and Other Miniature Forms of Japanese Lacquer Art

Charles E. Tuttle, Rutland, Vermont & Tokyo, Japan. 1971, 1st Edition. (ISBN: 0804802637). Hardcover, with dust jacket. Book, English text.; Hardcover (cloth with dust jacket).; 22.5 x 28 cm; 2 Kg; 488 pages including 256 illustrations with 76 in colour.; Minor signs of wear on the exterior and interior. Very good condition overall. The dust jacket is price clipped and is now protected with a clearcover.; "When Japan finally opened her doors to the outside world in the mid-19th century, there emerged one of the most skillful, exquisite, and remarkable art forms ever developed by any country: that of Japanese lacquer. Today, it is startling to discober that waht we now consider as avant-garde in modern art - such as abstraction, impressionism, and collage - had already been perfected by Japanese lacquer artists over 300 years ago." These words from the Introduction to this unusual and splendidly illustrated book give the reader a foretaste of the pleasures that await him in its pages. They are, in effect, an invitation to enter a fascinating world of color, design, and masterly craftmanship: the hardly less then unique world of Japanese miniature lacquer art. No previous book in English explored this world so thoroughly or presented such an abundance of valuable information about it. The book is designed both for the novice in Japanese lacquer art and for the advanced collector who specializes in such delightful forms of that art as the inro and the netsuke. For readers, who desire a general acquittance with the subject, there are absorbing chapters on the history of Japanese lacquer, on miniature lacquer forms, and on the subject matter of lacquer art. For the collector, there is not only highly technical information on lacquer manufacture and techniques but also a comprehensive chapter on the netsuke.Three other features of the book make it an invaluable one for collectors: the biographical listing of more than 900 miniature-lacquer artists, the genealogies of the outstanding lacquer schools, and the reproductions of 59 signatures of representative artists. The book is generously supplied with 256 illustrations, of which 76 are in colour. All important miniature forms are represented. In addition, there is a well-selected and useful bibliography. For the student and admirer of Japanese art in general, the authors have provided a book of exceptional value. For the collector of Japanese lacquer, they have furnished and indispensable guide. Very Good/Dust Jacket Included.

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Katalog: Japanese Art

Sonstige Stichworte: 0804802637 japanese lacquer art,japanese lacquer,lacquer manufacture and techniques,miniature lacquer art forms,the netsuke as an art form,subject matter of lacquer art,lacquer artists Asian Art

JENYNS, SOAME

Japanese Porcelain

Faber and Faber Limited, London. 1979. (ISBN: 0571064469). Hardcover, with dust jacket. Book, English text; Hardcover (cloth dust jacket); 16.5 x 25.5 cm; 1.071 Kg; 352 pages plus appendix with plates. With black-and-white and colour illustrations throughout.; Used book with signs of wear, namely on the dust jacket that has tiny tears and wear marks throughout, namely two stains on the rear. The dust jacket is now protected with a clearcover. The interior is in good condition, with minor signs of wearr.; Japanese Porcelain is the first comprehensive book on the subject to have been published in the west. It traces the history of the important kilns and potters, and outlines the many theories and traditions about the various wares that exist in Japan and elsewhere, discussing in detail such controversial matters as the identification of Ko Kutani porcelain. It both describes the wares themselves and assesses their great artistic merit. Soame Jenyns brought unique qualifications to writing this work. He was the first European scholar to visit the Japanese porcelain kilns and examine the problems with the leading ceramic authorities in that country. He also studied the important existing texts on the subject and was able to check many statements against the records of the Dutch East India Company, the chief exporters of Japanese porcelain to Europe during the seventeenth century.; From reviews: "This is a very much overdue book. Not only is it the crowning achievement of Mr Jenyn's ceramic studies, but it is the first book on Japanese porcelain which has any right to the title of a standard work." from Burlington Magazine.; "without doubt the most important book on Japanese porcelain to be published outside Japan, and it will remain the standard authority on the subject for many years to come. The fruit of prolonged study of the porcelains themselves, especially in the Japanese and English collections, it also shows a complete mastery of the considerable Japanese literature on the subject." by Douglas Barrett in the Journal of the Royal Central Asia Society. Good/Dust Jacket Included.

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Sonstige Stichworte: 0571064469 japan,japanese porcelain,ko kutani porcelain,japanese ceramics Asian Art

MEECH, JULIA AND OLIVER, JANE (EDITORS); WITH ESSAYS BY: CARPENTER, JOHN T.; CLARK, TIMOTHY; DAVIS, JULIE NELSON; HOCKLEY, ALLEN; JENKINS, DONALD; POLLACK, DAVID; THOMPSON, SARAH E.; WATERHOUSE, DAVID

Designed for Pleasure: The World of Edo Japan in Prints and Paintings, 1680-1860

Asia Society, New York and Japansese Art Society of America. 2008. (ISBN: 9780295987866). Soft cover. Book, English text.; Paperback. 24.5 x 30.5 cm; 1.5 Kg; 256 pages with colour illustrations.; Used with minor signs of wear. Interior in very good condition.; Catalogue from the exhibition held at the Asia Society and Museum, New York from February 27 to May 4, 2008.; "The exceptional paintings, prints and illustrated books in the present exhibition - all drawn from the collections of members and supporters of the Japanese Art Society of America - give viewers the opportunity to experience and appreciate the breadth of the ukiyo-e tradition in a new light. The exhibition and catalogue explore the intertwined worlds of art, popular culture, commerce and society of Edo Japan in a focused examination by a team of renowned experts." excerpt from the preface by Vishahka N. Desai, President of the Asia Society.; "This exhibition brings together approximately one hundred fifty paintings, woodblock prints and illustrated books, with images known as ukiyo-e, or pictures of the floating world - The floating world was a new leisure industry of popular entertainment centered in the shogunal capital of Edo (modern Tokyo). The carefully selected images in the exhibition not only present the principals of that realm - the actor, the artist, the courtesan, the poet, the publisher, the patron - they also examine the confluences and contradictions in a time of enourmous social, cultural and economic change in Japan. The exhibtion and catalogue focus on individuals - adding to the already substantial scholarship on Hokusai, Hiroshige and Utamaro - including the father of ukiyo-e, Hishikawa Moronobu, the artist and publisher Okumura Masanobu, the color innovator Susuki Harunobo, the master publisher Tsutaya Juzaburo and the briliant painter Katsukawa Shunsho." excerpt by the foreword by Melissa Chiu, Director of the Asia Society. Very Good/No Jacket.

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Sonstige Stichworte: 9780295987866 japan,japanese art,edo period,ukiyoe,woodblock prints,ukiyo-e,floating world Asian Art

KANAI, MADOKA (EDITOR); NUMATA, JIRO; MORIOKA, YOSHIKO; NAKAMURA, TADASHI

Deshima Its Pictorial Heritage. A Collection of Historical Maps, Sketch Maps, Drawings and Paintings Illustrative of the Changing Spectacle of the Isle of Nagasaki in Japan, 1634-1904. Nagasaki (Revised Edition)

Nagasaki City Council on Improved Preservation. 1990, 2nd Edition. (ISBN: 4805501588). Hardcover. Book, Japanese and English text.; Hardcover cloth (without dust jacket - as issued).; 43 x 30.5 cm; 4.4 Kg.; 323 pages with black and white and colour illustrations. 239 catalogue entries all with English caption.; Used with minor signs of wear on the exterior and interior. Very good condition overall.; Includes English_Language summaries of the survey history and notes on materials edited by KANAI, Madoka.; "Dejima (once called Deshima) played an important role as the only window open to foreign countries. Through Dejima, many delicious fruits of Western civilization were imported into Japan over the passing years and they provided the present-day science and culture of Japan with a firm foundation. The site of old Deshima has veen preserved as a national historical monument since the 12th of October, 1922. As a part of its activities for improved preservation at this historical site of old Deshima, Nagasaki City is publishing Deshima, its Pictorial Heritage, a collection of drawings and paintins of Dejima now located in and out of Japan." excerpt from the introductory text by Hitoshi MOTOSHIMA.; "The atmosphere of old Deshima lingers on in sketch maps and genre paintings as well as in many pieces of prose and verse. These works of art and literature have so far been valued primarily for their exoticism. No systematic and comprehensive study of them has ever been made with intention of clarifying their condition and historical value. In order to fill this gap, with the guidance of the National Agency for Cultural Affairs and under the auspices of Nagasaki City, the seven of us have since 1978 worked in cooperation to locate, photograph and examine these works and also written captions, notes and articles on them. More then three hundred items dating from the past three centuries have been found not only in Japan but also in Europe and America. Together they provide a portrait of the changing spectacle of Deshima from its beginnings in 1634 to its end in 1904. The life and activities of the Dutch merchants and the Japanese there, - in brief the whole aspect of this unique and singular spot in Tokugawa Japan, - are captured in these works. We believe the results of our research are worthy of perusal in order to understand Deshima as it was and in order to promote friendly relations with foreign countries. " introductory text by Seiichi IWAO, Editor-in-Chief. Very Good/No Jacket.

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Katalog: Japanese Art

Sonstige Stichworte: 4805501588 japan,deshima,nagasaki,historical maps,historical sketch maps, historical drawings and paintings Asian Art

LAKE, RODRIGO RIVERO

Namban: Art in Viceregal Mexico

Estilo Mexico Editores/Turner. 2005, 1st Edition. (ISBN: 8475066933). Hardcover, with dust jacket. Book, English text; Hardcover (with dust jacket); 327 pages with 193 colour illustrations; 25 x 32.3 cm ; 2.29 Kg; May show signs of shelf wear.; "Namban" is one of the first known Eastern terms for Westernization, and it describes a century of Japanese trade with Europe in the 1500s and 1600s, trade that influenced Japanese society and art a great deal until the nation, in response, sealed its borders. Japanese art showing Namban influence is well known; here the antiquarian and historian Rodrigo Rivero Lake uses the term to identify Japanese influence in not just Western art of the same era, but New World, Mexican art. Lake sketches the shared history of Asia and Viceregal Mexico (then a European colony), which face one another across the Pacific. He follows the travels of the Galeons of Manila and Nao of China from Asia to Acapulco, and the Japanese schools of painting and artistic techniques introduced in the process. Every story takes readers deeper into the complex genealogies of Mexican Namban, to its roots, and eventually to evaluations of its technical, stylistic and iconographic characteristics. The Namban art of Mexico, while culturally revealing and relevant, is rare, and has long been little known: Rodrigo Rivero Lake shares his comprehensive expertise with generosity and style. New/Dust Jacket Included.

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Katalog: Japanese Art

Sonstige Stichworte: 8475066933 namban,japan,mexico,rodrigo rivero lake,japanese art Asian Art

LAWRENCE, LOUIS (AUTHOR); KING, DAVID HYATT (INTRODUCTION)

Hirado: Prince of Porcelains (Encyclopedia of Japanese Art Series)

Art Media Resources, Ltd. USA. 1997, 1st Edition. (ISBN: 1878529307). Soft cover. Book, English text; Paperback; 21.4 x 26.9 cm; 0.824 Kg; 175 pages with colour illustrations; Signs of wear on the front cover, spine and back cover. The interior is in very good condition.;"Book on one of Japan's greatest porcelain factories, which enjoyed enduring patronage from the Matsura family, Lords of Hirado Island. We can confidently identify a distinctive Hirado ware from the late 17th century to the 1920's. (.) The aim of this book is to display Hirado ware with its subtlety, charm and magnificence in broadly chronological order; to summarize the documentation, and to underpin these with information about Western collectors, and an Appendix (6) with all known Hirado's artist signatures. In my view the author succeeds in his aims; furthermore the details here can be trusted since the author has used over 20 years enthusiasm and worldwide experience to winnow out the many Hirado imitations.(.) For over 200 years, Hirado was a subsided enterprise where - at the higher levels - excellent artists and craftsmen created fine art for enlightened patrons. Hirado's house style is impressively uniform over generations and especially in the models, filled with surprises and delights. This is a Japanese equivalent to the official Chinese imperial/court porcelains; I hope you come to admire as I do, what the author has given us here." excerpt from the introduction by David Hyatt King. Very Good/No Jacket.

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Katalog: Japanese Art

Sonstige Stichworte: 1878529307 japan,japanese porcelain,japanese ceramics Asian Art

LAWRENCE, LOUIS

Satsuma: Masterpieces from the World's Important Collections

Dauphin Publishing Limited, London in co-operation with Spink & Son Ltd. 1991, 1st Edition. (ISBN: 1872357040). Hardcover, with dust jacket. Book, English and Japanese text; Hardcover (cloth with dust jacket); 23.5 x 30 cm; 1.510 Kg; 220 pages with colour illustrations. Includes fold outs of some of the pieces.; May show minor signs of long time storage.; Satsuma is probably one of the best know names in the complex field of Japanese ceramics: yet surprisingly little has been published on this subject either in Japan or the West. This innovative book traces the origins of Satsuma pottery from its simple beginnings in the 17th century to the exotically wares of the 19th and 20th century. There are over 200 colour photographs of examples drawn from important private and public collections around the world. This unique combination of descriptive text and superb illustrations guides the Satsuma collector or enthusiast through the maze of pottery shapes, decoration and usage. Included in the book is detailed information on the lives and work of the Satsuma craftsmen, with photographs of their marks to aid the student and connoisseur with identification. SATSUMA is a necessary addiction to the libraries of all those who love and admire Japanese art and culture. The author: Louis Lawrence, born in London in 1949, has been involved with Japanese works of art for more than twenty years. After leaving the university he developed a keen interest in the Orient. This has resulted in a fascination with Japanese art, particularly Meiji art, a period in which the Japanese achieved an artistic pinnacle, and his development as a major dealer, becoming founder director of Tempus Antiques Ltd. The author has traveled extensively both in Japan and the USA for research purposes and has written numerous articles and catalogues, including the catalogue for the Hirado Porcelain Exhibition (London) 1981. Although he has written many articles and papers, this book on Satsuma pottery represents his first major work. New/Dust Jacket Included.

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Buchzahl: 206ABE

Katalog: Japanese Art

Sonstige Stichworte: 1872357040 SATSUMA, JAPAN, POTTERY,CERAMICS,JAPANESE ART,PORCELAIN Collections and exhibitions Asian Art

LAWRENCE, LOUIS

Satsuma: Masterpieces from the World's Important Collections (Limited Edition with Carton Box)

Dauphin Publishing Limited, London in co-operation with Spink & Son Ltd. 1991, 1st Edition. (ISBN: 1872357040). Hardcover, with dust jacket. Book, English and Japanese text; Hardcover (cloth with dust jacket) with carton box; 23.5 x 30 cm; 1.750 Kg; 220 pages with colour illustrations. Includes fold outs of some of the pieces.; May show signs of long time storage and handling, namely the card box.; Satsuma is probably one of the best know names in the complex field of Japanese ceramics: yet surprisingly little has been published on this subject either in Japan or the West. This innovative book traces the origins of Satsuma pottery from its simple beginnings in the 17th century to the exotically wares of the 19th and 20th century. There are over 200 colour photographs of examples drawn from important private and public collections around the world. This unique combination of descriptive text and superb illustrations guides the Satsuma collector or enthusiast through the maze of pottery shapes, decoration and usage. Included in the book is detailed information on the lives and work of the Satsuma craftsmen, with photographs of their marks to aid the student and connoisseur with identification. SATSUMA is a necessary addiction to the libraries of all those who love and admire Japanese art and culture. The author: Louis Lawrence, born in London in 1949, has been involved with Japanese works of art for more than twenty years. After leaving the university he developed a keen interest in the Orient. This has resulted in a fascination with Japanese art, particularly Meiji art, a period in which the Japanese achieved an artistic pinnacle, and his development as a major dealer, becoming founder director of Tempus Antiques Ltd. The author has traveled extensively both in Japan and the USA for research purposes and has written numerous articles and catalogues, including the catalogue for the Hirado Porcelain Exhibition (London) 1981. Although he has written many articles and papers, this book on Satsuma pottery represents his first major work. New/Dust Jacket Included.

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Buchzahl: 207ABE

Katalog: Japanese Art

Sonstige Stichworte: 1872357040 SATSUMA,JAPAN,POTTERY,CERAMICS,JAPANESE ART,PORCELAIN Collections and exhibitions Asian Art

LAZARNICK, GEORGE; FOREWORD BY DAVEY, NEIL K.

The Signature Book of Netsuke, Inro and Ojime Artists in Photographs

Reed Publishers, U.S.A. 1976, 1st Edition. (ISBN: 0917064011). Hardcover. Book, English text.; Hardcover.; 22,5 x 29 cm; 1.9 Kg; 456 pages with black and white illustrations throughout.; Used with signs of wear on the exterior and interior. The books s protected with a clearcover. Very good condition overall.; "George Lazarnick, produced a detailed study on the signatures of netsuke and inro artists, together with easily followed guidelines on how they may be read as well as illustrated notes on the calligraphic construction of the numerous Japanese characters involved. Over a period of several years, in addition to forming a collection of fine netsuke, Mr. Lazarnick has been amassing much detailed information on their carvers, searching out fine examples of their work throughout the world and recording the signatures in a systematic fashion. He has been aided in this work by his own natural gift for photography which, together with a large amount of painstaking research and help from other collectors and Oriental art dealers, has gone towards the production of this book. As George Lazarnick mentions in his introduction, one of the most difficult and brain-taxing aspects of reading and interpreting signatures is that the carved or engraved calligraphy used by the artists does not always follow the strict kanji or printed form of the characters represented. It is in this particular area that Mr. Lazarnick provides us with a wealth of useful information, together with many clear photographs of actual signatures. The majority of these have been enlarged so that the scholar may interpret the quirks and calligraphic mannerisms used by the artists in question with greater ease. As Mr. Lazarnick points out this is not another netsuke and inro book as such. He does not delve deeply into the biographies or artists, the styles of carving that they employed, or the materials that they used. He wisely feels that most of these aspects of the field have been covered and that he would shine a new light, from a different angle on this fascinating subject." excerpt from the foreword by Neil K. Davey, London, 1976. Very Good/No Jacket.

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Katalog: Japanese Art

Sonstige Stichworte: 0917064011 japan,characters,signatures,inscriptions,netsuke,inro,ojime Asian Art

FURUTO, KAZUIE; TERASHIMA, YOSHIKI; NOGUCHI, TORU; OHYA, NAOTAKE; MITA, AKIRA; HARAGUCHI, YONEO; CHIYUKI, KUBO; NAKAJIMA, AKIO; NAKAYAMA, MASAO; AND MURAMOTO, KYOKO (EDITORS)

Shogun: The Shogun Age Exhibition from the Tokugawa Art Museum, Japan

The Shogun Age Exhibition Executive Committee, Tokyo. 1983, 2nd Edition. Soft cover. Book, English text; Paperback; 21.6 x 28.2 cm; 1.210 Kg; 279 pages with illustrations in colour; Signs of wear in front cover, spine and back cover. Edgeworn. Minor signs of wear in the interior.; Catalogue from the exhibition held at: Los Angeles County Museuym of Art, Los Angeles, December 17 - February 26, 1984; Dallas Museum of Art, Dallas, March 18 - May 27, 1984; Haus der Kunst, Munich, November 23, 1984 - February 3, 1985; Espace Pierre Cardin, PARIS, March 1 - May 12, 1985; Exhibition of art treasures of the Tokugawa family who ruled Japan during the Edo period. The three hundred works of art on loan from the Tokugawa Art Museum in Nagoya represent the finest artistic achievements of that period. These works, ranging from delicately painted screens and scrolls to swords and armorial work, as well as tea ceremonies utensils No theater costumes and masks, present the astonishing creations of Japanese artists over more than two centuries. Good/No Jacket.

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Katalog: Japanese Art

Sonstige Stichworte: JAPANESE ART,JAPAN,SAMURAI,SWORDS Asian Art

MORENA, FRANCESCO (ED.); ROUSMANIERE, NICOLE COOLIDGE; CIVITA, FRANCESCO; MORENA, FRANCESCO; CATTANEO, ANGELO; CURVELO, ALEXANDRA; JACKSON, ANNA; JÖRG, CHRISTIAAN J. A.

Di Linea E Di Colore/Line and Colour: IL Giappone, le Sue Arti E L'Incontro Con L'Occidente/Line and Colour. Japanese Arts and the European Connection

sillabe s.r.l. 2012, 1st Edition. (ISBN: 9788883476358). Soft cover. Book, Italian and English text; Paperback; 24.4 x 28 cm, 2.580 Kg; 592 pages with colour illustrations; Small signs of shelf wear.; Catalogue from the exhibition: Japan the Land of Enchantment in 2012 held at Palazzo Pitti celebrating Japan, its art, its culture and its traditions. The fascinating culture of Japan and its mutual influence with the European were the main points of the exhibition. More than 200 pieces, dating from the mid-sixteenth to mid-nineteenth century, were displayed: masterpieces of art and Japanese crafts, from weapons to musical instruments, from armour to elegant ceremonial clothing, objects of everyday. Appropriate introductory essays, written by leading European experts in the field, illustrate with perfection the multifaceted aspects of Japanese culture and art. New.

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Sonstige Stichworte: 9788883476358 japan,asian art,exhibition,lacquer Collections and exhibitions Asian Art

OKADA, HIROSHIGE; NAKAJIMA, GAKUSHO

Japanese Art in the Age of Discoveries

The Nishinippon Shimbun Co. Ltd. Television Nishinippon Corporation. 2017. (ISBN: 9784907902186). Soft cover, with dust jacket. Book, Japanese and English text.; Paperback.; 21 x 21 cm.; 0.6 Kg.; 216 pages with colour illustrations throughout. Catalogue from an exhibition held in Japan at the Kyushu National Musuem in Japan, from 14 October to 26 November 2017.; Used with minor signs of wear. Very good condition overall.; "This exhibition explores art from the perspective of "cultural interaction", focusing particularly on the turbulent period between 1543 (or 1542), when the Portuguese who first arrived on wako ships introduced firearms to Japan, in 1639, when the Tokugawa Shogunate prohibited Christianity, controlled trade, and completed its policy of "isolation". During this period, the world had entered the Age of Exploration. The Portuguese and the Spanish had reached Asia to promote trade and Christianity, while the Dutch and the British followed to participate in the trade in the East. Meanwhile, Japan had been going though a period of transition from the late Murominhi period, when the country was divided among the Sengoku daimyo, to the emergence of a unified authority under the Tokugawa Shogunate. This was a period of active negotiations with countries like China and Korea, with which Japan had had a long diplomatic history, as well as with the various regions of Southeast Asia and Europe. This exhibition looks at the history of cultural interaction through art, with the three military hegemons - Oda Nobugana, Toyotomi Hideyoshi, and Tokuhawa Ieyasu - as guides for each section. These three figures had chosen to take different diplomatic policies though times of rapid change, when people and goods traveled back and forth. In the epilogue, we pay particular attention to byobu, or the Japanese screen paintings that crossed the seas during the Age of Exploration. No work from this period has survived. However, it has been said that in Nueva Espana and the Portuguese concession of Macau, painted folding screens that were modeled after the Japanese screens were produced. The exhibition features some invaluable works from overseas collections to be shown in Japan for the first time, as it traces the influence of Japanese paintings on foreign art in the early modern period." excerpt from the introductory text by The Organizers, October 2017. Good/Good.

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Sonstige Stichworte: 9784907902186 japan,momoyama japan,japanese screens,japanese art Collections and exhibitions Asian Art

REICHEL, FRIEDRICH

Early Japanese Porcelain: Arita Porcelain in the Dresden Collection

Orbis Publishing Limited, London. 1981, 1st Edition. (ISBN: 0856133922). Hardcover, with dust jacket. Book, English text. Hardcover (with dust jacket).; 20.5 x 23 cm; 0.609 Kg; 156 pages with colour illustrations throughout.; Used book with minor signs of wear. The dust jacket has a small tear on the top left side of the front cover. The dust jacket is now protected with a clearcover.; The Porcelain Collection at Dresden contains the largest and finest selection of early Japanese porcelain anywhere outside Japan. Consisting of about a thousand pieces, it was assembled by the Elector Frederick Augustus I of Saxony (1670-1733). 'Augustus the Strong' dealt largely with the Dutch East India Company, who were trading at the port of Nagasaki in the extreme southwest of Japan. Most of the great Dresden collection was acquired in and around Arita, a town just inland from Nagasaki. The author, who is Curator of the Dresden Porcelain Collection, first describes the development and work of the Arita factories and then goes on to demonstrate the extraordinary cultural cross-fertilization that existed during the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries between European taste and Japanese craftsmanship and style. The book's aim, however, is not trace the long history of Japanese porcelain, but to introduce the reader to the special attractions of Arita porcelain, and to show the influence that this 'white gold' from Japan had upon the great European centres of porcelain manufacture, and in particular Meissen. This authoritative works, with its 88 pages of specially taken colour photographs, will appeal to anyone with an interest in porcelain. Good/Dust Jacket Included.

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Katalog: Japanese Art

Sonstige Stichworte: 0856133922 japan,imari,japanese art,arita porcelain,imari,meissen

REIKICHI, UEDA; ADAPTED FROM THE JAPANESE BY BUSHELL, RAYMOND

The Netsuke Handbook of Ueda Reikichi

Charles E. Tuttle Company, Inc. of Rutland, Vermont & Tokyo, Japan. 1979, 5th or later Edition. (ISBN: 0804804249). Hardcover, with dust jacket. Book, English text; Hardcover (cloth with dust jacket in slipcase); 16.4 x 23.8 cm; 1.015 Kg; 325 pages with 226 illustrations, 24 in colour.; Eleventh printing. Used book with minor signs of wear. The dust jacket has a minor tear on the bottom of the dust jacket. The dust jacket is now protected with a clearcover. Interior as new. Signs of wear on the slipcase.; In recent years a number of books have appeared in Western languages on the fascinating miniature sculptures of Japan called netsuke. Oddly enough, all these have been written by Occidentals, most of whom have drawn heavily - with varying degrees of accuracy - upon the research of Japanese experts. High time it is, then, that the leading Japanese authority, Ueda Reikichi, be allowed to speak for himself. Ever since its Japanese publication in 1943, his 'Netsuke no Kenkyu' has been recognized as a definite work in the field. In adapting this valuable study from the Japanese and illustrating it profusely with new photographs, Raymond Bushell has performed a singular service for netsuke aficionados throughout the world. Netsuke have long exerted an irresistible attraction for Occidental collectors. These tiny carvings, principally in ivory and wood, are distinguished by a charm of conception and an attention to detail that frequently make them equal of sculpture on a grander scale. Yet they were originally utilitarian objects designed to serve as pendants or toggles to support tobacco pouches, medicine boxes, and similar items suspended by a cord from the obi. In compiling his handbook, Ueda engaged in exhaustive research that took him not only into the examination of thousands of individual netsuke but also into such areas as the history of the netsuke, the great variety of materials used by the carvers, the regional characteristics of the netsuke, and the biographical facts concerning no fewer than 1,342 netsuke carvers. This biographical information, arranged in concise and really digestible form, constitutes the second part of the volume and, for collectors, the most valuable part, for it includes not only the characters for the real and the art names of the carvers but also a large number of facsmile signatures by which the various carvers may be identified. The 226 photographs, of which 24 are in colour, represent a wide variety of outstanding and representative netsuke and thus form a panorama of netsuke history in which all types appear - from the early and comparatively simple to the late and more intricate. Near Fine/Dust Jacket Included.

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Katalog: Japanese Art

Sonstige Stichworte: 0804804249 japan,japanese art,reference,netsuke,miniature sculptures of japan Asian Art

REIKICHI, UEDA; ADAPTED FROM THE JAPANESE BY BUSHELL, RAYMOND

The Netsuke Handbook of Ueda Reikichi

Charles E. Tuttle Company, Inc. of Rutland, Vermont & Tokyo, Japan. 1976, 5th or later Edition. (ISBN: 0804804249). Hardcover, with dust jacket. Book, English text; Hardcover (cloth with dust jacket); 16.4 x 23.8 cm; 1.015 Kg; 325 pages with 226 illustrations, 24 in colour.; Eleventh printing. Used book with minor signs of wear. The dust jacket has a minor tear on the bottom of the dust jacket. The dust jacket is now protected with a clearcover. Interior as new. Signs of wear on the slipcase.; In recent years a number of books have appeared in Western languages on the fascinating miniature sculptures of Japan called netsuke. Oddly enough, all these have been written by Occidentals, most of whom have drawn heavily - with varying degrees of accuracy - upon the research of Japanese experts. High time it is, then, that the leading Japanese authority, Ueda Reikichi, be allowed to speak for himself. Ever since its Japanese publication in 1943, his 'Netsuke no Kenkyu' has been recognized as a definite work in the field. In adapting this valuable study from the Japanese and illustrating it profusely with new photographs, Raymond Bushell has performed a singular service for netsuke aficionados throughout the world. Netsuke have long exerted an irresistible attraction for Occidental collectors. These tiny carvings, principally in ivory and wood, are distinguished by a charm of conception and an attention to detail that frequently make them equal of sculpture on a grander scale. Yet they were originally utilitarian objects designed to serve as pendants or toggles to support tobacco pouches, medicine boxes, and similar items suspended by a cord from the obi. In compiling his handbook, Ueda engaged in exhaustive research that took him not only into the examination of thousands of individual netsuke but also into such areas as the history of the netsuke, the great variety of materials used by the carvers, the regional characteristics of the netsuke, and the biographical facts concerning no fewer than 1,342 netsuke carvers. This biographical information, arranged in concise and really digestible form, constitutes the second part of the volume and, for collectors, the most valuable part, for it includes not only the characters for the real and the art names of the carvers but also a large number of facsmile signatures by which the various carvers may be identified. The 226 photographs, of which 24 are in colour, represent a wide variety of outstanding and representative netsuke and thus form a panorama of netsuke history in which all types appear - from the early and comparatively simple to the late and more intricate. Near Fine/Dust Jacket Included.

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Buchzahl: 915B

Katalog: Japanese Art

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