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Published by Kodansha Intl., 1976
ISBN 10: 0870112147ISBN 13: 9780870112140
Seller: Shaker Mill Books, W. Stockbridge, MA, U.S.A.
Book First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. illustrated (illustrator). 1st Edition. Colorful DJ is not price-clipped; rubbing at spine ends, a couple tiny tears & 3- 1/2"-1" scrapes at the center of the front panel. Cloth boards are well-bound, pages bright & clean.
Published by Kodansha International Ltd., Tokyo, 1976
Seller: Ashtree Books, Holsworthy, DEVON, United Kingdom
Book First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. First Edition. Bound in beige cloth with lettering in gilt to the spine. Lavishly illustrated. 334 p.p. Binding remains tight and square. V.g. condition. In a good d.w. now a little shelfworn with some nibble to the edges. Overall a well kept 1st edition. N.B. A heavy item that will incur added postal costs. Size: 12" BY 12".
Published by Kodansha International Ltd, Tokyo, 1964
Seller: ERIC CHAIM KLINE, BOOKSELLER (ABAA ILAB), Santa Monica, CA, U.S.A.
First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: g. First edition. Folio. 262pp. Gold stamped, textured paper covered boards in original illustrated dust jacket. Designed to "present a historical survey of Japan's decorative arts through a series of full-color reproductions of carefully selected masterpieces." Filled with ceramic, lacquer, metal work, and textile objects made for use as opposed to decoration. Profusely illustrated with 107 color tipped-in plates of kogei ( or "industrial arts"), from before the third century B. C. to the Meiji Era in 1868, complete with commentary and description. Large tape repaired closed tear to rear bottom and head of spine of dj. Tiny tan spots along spine of dj. Binding in good, interior in very good condition.
Published by Kodansha International Ltd, Tokyo, 1964
Seller: Jorge Welsh Books, Lisboa, Portugal
Book First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Fair. Dust Jacket Included. 1st Edition. English text; Hardcover (with dustjacket); 262 pages with tipped in colour plates: 29 (ceramics), 27 (metal works), 25 (lacquer ware) and 26 textiles; 27 x 35 cm; 3.078 kg; Used book with signs of wear, namely a small stain on the hardcover cloth (only seem if the dust jacket is removed). Minor signs of wear on the interior. The hinge is slightly loose, but the binding remains firm. The dust jacket has tears and minor chips and is now protected with a clearcover.; For us in the West, the category "Fine Arts" refers almost exclusively to painting and sculpture. The rest we relegate to the status of 'minor arts', crafts and curiosities. In China and Japan this has not been the case, and a famous Oriental painter has also been a calligrapher, a potter, a maker of lacquered objects, etc. And well-known Japanese potters occupy an exalted position in the history of Japanese arts as do the most important painters and sculptors. The book presents a full account of these often neglected, but by no means minor, Japanese arts - ceramics, lacquer ware, metal work, textiles. The plates have been selected to give a coherent account of those arts, and to illustrate in full colour the best available examples of all important types or styles in their proper historical context. The full explanations of all the plates have been prepared by outstanding authorities in their respective fields. The general introduction, by Professor Chisaburoh F. Yamada, a recognized scholar of both Western and Far Eastern arts, has been designed to bring Japanese and Western aesthetics principles to bear on the subject, and thus render it meaningful in terms of world art as a whole. Decorative Arts of Japan is a necessary addition to any collection of books on Japanese art.