A Most Valuable Collection of High Class Japanese and Chinese Art Treasures, Comprising Many Choice Specimens of Old Satsuma Ware, Marvelously Decorated, Magnificent Cloisonne Enamels, Antique Bronzes, Exquisitely Decorated Vases in great variety, Choicest Specimens of Rare Japanese and Chinese Porcelains and Pottery, Very Elegant Placques, Handsome Screens, etc., personally selected by Mimota Chojiro, Japan One of the Principal Exhibitors at the late Centennial Exhibition, for A. A. Vantine & Compnay, New York, and Forming the most valuable Collection ever shown or offered at Public sale in this City. Also, A Number of Choice Turkish & Japanese Rugs, The Whole to be Sold Without Reserve, at Auction, on Thursday and Friday, January 31st, an

C.A. Atkins, Auctioneer

Published by J. J. Little & Co., Printers, New York, 1877

About this Item

42p. Softcover in original wrapper, lacking the narrow backstrip. 23 cm. Front cover chipped with a large piece missing from upper right corner. Back cover and last (blank) leaf detached. Contents sound. Pages (3)-24 contain text providing information about the history of Japanese ceramics and the methods used to produce such objects. 441 items are listed and described rather briefly on the remaining pages. Pencil checkmarks on a lot of items (reason unknown -- perhaps just confirming that those items had come up for auction). Prices realized are noted in pencil for items 326-440. The vast majority of items appear to be Japanese although there are a number of Chinese items and a few identified as Corean. Items 411-438 are identified as Turkish and Japanese rugs. Seller Inventory # 92949

Bibliographic Details

Title: A Most Valuable Collection of High Class ...

Publisher: J. J. Little & Co., Printers, New York

Publication Date: 1877

Binding: Paperback

Condition: Fair