Kidoh Hiroko (4 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. In Japanese, except for a few paragraphs of introductory text in English and in French. Presumed first printing of the first edition. Printed and bound in Japan. 8.5 x 6 inches. White boards, with crisp brown titling and design. Unbumped spine head and tail, and sharp corners. Immensely clean binding. Text block firmly bound in. With 255 numbered pages. With numerous full-color plates, many full-page, illustrating blue and white ceramics. All plates on heavy-weight matte stock. A strikingly clean interior; the book almost certainly unread, and the text block still tight. With a handsome full-pictorial dust jacket. A Fine copy in a Fine DJ. 1 lb. 4 oz. The ceramic ware known as sometsuke originated in China and found its way to Japan by the 17th century. Sometsuke wares were exported to Europe as "blue and white" pottery. Antique sometsuke, also known as ko-imari, are quite collectible.

Cloth. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. Stated first edition. Published July 31, 2017. Printed and bound in Japan. 5 x 5 inches. Primary text in Japanese; with substantial secondary text in English and in French. Bound in navy blue cloth with crisp gilt titling. Unbumped spine head and tail, and with sharp corners. Impressively clean binding; not scuffed. Text block firmly bound in. With 480 numbered pages, on heavy-duty stock. With scores of full-page color plates. A very clean interior, almost certainly unread. The full-pictorial blue and white dust jacket is pristine. A Fine copy in a Fine DJ. 1 lbs. 4 oz. All mamezara dishes in this book are from the collection of the author.

With leaflet insert.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. Fine first edition second printing miniature hardcover. Purple cloth boards, gold lettering. Jacket fine, slightest wear, includes wrap-around band. Quote from the band: A tiny obidome embodies the seasons and the universe. Text in English, French, and Japanese. Essays by Yasuko Sato, Makiko Uchidate, Koichi Takeuchi, Rieko Morita, Hiroko Kidoh. Sections (color photographs) are metalwork, woodcrafts, ivory and coral, pottery, precious stones, shellwork, jewelry, glass, cloissone, Kazuko Komorlya collection. 291 pages. M04354.