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Published by Japan Society, Inc., New York, 1973
Seller: The Book Store at Depot Square, Chula Vista, CA, U.S.A.
Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. 163 pp. Color and B&W illustrations. Glossy, pictorial soft cover, binding lightly scuffed, internally Very Good. Book.
Published by Japan Artists Society, Inc, 1993
Seller: Cher Bibler, Tiffin, OH, U.S.A.
Book
Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. 1988, 1993. In Japanese. 32pp. A little wear, very good. Oblong 5" X 10.5".
Published by Japan Society, Inc., 1971
Seller: Willis Monie-Books, ABAA, Cooperstown, NY, U.S.A.
Softcover. Condition: Fair. Approx. 1/8" by 1/4" chewed from bottom of spine. Spine and spine edges are faded. Bookplate of Monroe Wheeler on the copyright page. ; Catalog for the exhibition at the Japan House Gallery in the fall of 1971.
Published by Japan Society, Inc, New York, 1973
Seller: Juniper Point Books, Round Lake, NY, U.S.A.
Wraps. Condition: Very Good -. stiff wraps cover shows slight signs of waving, nice copy.
Condition: Very Good. Very Good condition. Very Good dust jacket. ISBN 0913304026.
Published by Japan Society and Harry N. Abrams Inc, New York, NY, 1999
ISBN 10: 0810963868ISBN 13: 9780810963863
Seller: Lucky Panther Books, Leonia, NJ, U.S.A.
Book
Hardcover. Condition: As New. Dust Jacket Condition: As New. Accompanies an exhibition at New York's Japan Society, March 24 - July 11, 1999. Many prominent collectors lent their art. A large, comprehensive book with numerous black and white photos, over 70 color plates with commentaries. Japanese art and its interaction with Korean and Chinese art. Book is fresh and clean without flaws or signs of use.195 pages, 10 1/2"x 12". Extra fee for international shipping.
Published by Japan Society Inc, 1975
PAPERBACK. Condition: Good+. Paperback edition. Unpaginated, b/w+color photos. Octavo paperbound, staple binding. Wrap lightly worn, soiling, creasing. Stamped on rear. Interrior clean throughout.
Published by Japan Society, Inc. (New York), 1927
Seller: Best Books And Antiques, Chandler, TX, U.S.A.
Book First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. No Jacket. 1st Edition. HC - Green Illust. boards with Buddhad and Instrument on cover; black lettering to spine. Rubbed along extremities. Hand crafted paste-down Color Frontis. "Wave Screen" by Korin (Metro. Museum of Art, New York). Deckled edges. Clean Interior. No markings. 85 pp. Illus. with 1 tipped-in color plate and 1 b/w drawing. Boards lightly scuffed else a very good+ copy with many leaves unopened (uncut). 8vo. --B.R. Box 91.
Published by Japan Society, Inc, 1927
Seller: Shelley and Son Books (IOBA), Hendersonville, NC, U.S.A.
Association Member: IOBA
Book First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. Illustrated boards with original paper label pastedown on spine. Frontispiece pastedown (Wave Screen, by Korin). Corners and board edges worn. 84pp. Full refund if not satisfied.
Published by Japan Society, Inc., 1923
Seller: Yesterday's Muse, ABAA, ILAB, IOBA, Webster, NY, U.S.A.
Stapled Binding. Condition: Fine. A fine copy. 1923 Stapled Binding. 51 pp. Comprising "Japan at the Time of Townsend Harris" and "Japan To-day." ABOUT TOWNSEND HARRIS: Townsend Harris (October 4, 1804 ? February 25, 1878) was an American merchant and politician who served as the first United States Consul General to Japan. He negotiated the "Harris Treaty" between the US and Japan and is credited as the diplomat who first opened Shogunate Japan to foreign trade and culture in the Edo period. President Franklin Pierce named Harris the first Consul General to Tokugawa Japan in July 1856, where he opened the first US Consulate at the Gyokusen-ji Temple in the city of Shimoda, Shizuoka Prefecture, soon after Commodore Matthew Perry had first opened trade between the US and Japan in 1854. At that time, Japan was not a nation united under one leader, but was politically made up of jealous feudal principalities; the Shogunate ended in 1868, in part in response to Harris as envoy from the US since 1854, as William Elliot Griffis described the changes inside Japan after it opened itself to trade with the US and European nations. Harris played an important political role in Japan in the 1850s and 1860s, alongside fellow Western diplomats Dirk de Graeff van Polsbroek, Max von Brandt, Rutherford Alcock and Gustave Duchesne, Prince de Bellecourt. Although these men were bound by personal friendship, national rivalries and differences in dealing with the Japanese led to conflict and antagonism. However, the chaotic and ungovernable circumstances of the first few years forced them to cooperate. Harris demanded the courtesies due to an accredited envoy and refused to deliver his president's letter to anyone but the Shogun in Edo, and to him personally. After prolonged negotiations lasting 18 months, Harris finally received a personal audience with the Shogun in the palace. After another four months, he successfully negotiated the Treaty of Amity and Commerce, or the "Harris Treaty of 1858", securing trade between the US and Japan and paving the way for greater Western influence in Japan's economy and politics. He served during the first Japanese Embassy to the United States, during which a false report reached the US of his death. Unfortunately he was addicted to alcohol and the complaints about his functioning led to his departure in 1861. Upon his departure, senior Japanese diplomat Moriyama wrote to him "You have been more than a friend. You have been our benefactor and teacher. Your spirit and memory will live forever in the history of Japan." Harris was favorably impressed by his experiences in Japan at the end of its self-imposed period of isolation. He wrote: "The people all appeared clean and well-fed. well clad and happy looking. It is more like the golden age of simplicity and honesty than I have ever seen in any other country". According to a persistent legend, Harris adopted a 17-year-old geisha known as Okichi, whose real name was Kichi Saitou. The legend has it that she was heavily pressured into the relationship by Japanese authorities and then ostracized after Harris' departure, eventually committing suicide in 1892. However, it appears that Okichi was merely one of Harris' housekeepers, and the Kodansha Encyclopedia states that Harris fired her after just three days of work.
Published by Japan Society, Inc., 1923
Seller: Yesterday's Muse, ABAA, ILAB, IOBA, Webster, NY, U.S.A.
Stapled Binding. Condition: Very Good. Surface tears on rear wrapper. 1923 Stapled Binding. 51 pp. Comprising "Japan at the Time of Townsend Harris" and "Japan To-day." ABOUT TOWNSEND HARRIS: Townsend Harris (October 4, 1804 ? February 25, 1878) was an American merchant and politician who served as the first United States Consul General to Japan. He negotiated the "Harris Treaty" between the US and Japan and is credited as the diplomat who first opened Shogunate Japan to foreign trade and culture in the Edo period. President Franklin Pierce named Harris the first Consul General to Tokugawa Japan in July 1856, where he opened the first US Consulate at the Gyokusen-ji Temple in the city of Shimoda, Shizuoka Prefecture, soon after Commodore Matthew Perry had first opened trade between the US and Japan in 1854. At that time, Japan was not a nation united under one leader, but was politically made up of jealous feudal principalities; the Shogunate ended in 1868, in part in response to Harris as envoy from the US since 1854, as William Elliot Griffis described the changes inside Japan after it opened itself to trade with the US and European nations. Harris played an important political role in Japan in the 1850s and 1860s, alongside fellow Western diplomats Dirk de Graeff van Polsbroek, Max von Brandt, Rutherford Alcock and Gustave Duchesne, Prince de Bellecourt. Although these men were bound by personal friendship, national rivalries and differences in dealing with the Japanese led to conflict and antagonism. However, the chaotic and ungovernable circumstances of the first few years forced them to cooperate. Harris demanded the courtesies due to an accredited envoy and refused to deliver his president's letter to anyone but the Shogun in Edo, and to him personally. After prolonged negotiations lasting 18 months, Harris finally received a personal audience with the Shogun in the palace. After another four months, he successfully negotiated the Treaty of Amity and Commerce, or the "Harris Treaty of 1858", securing trade between the US and Japan and paving the way for greater Western influence in Japan's economy and politics. He served during the first Japanese Embassy to the United States, during which a false report reached the US of his death. Unfortunately he was addicted to alcohol and the complaints about his functioning led to his departure in 1861. Upon his departure, senior Japanese diplomat Moriyama wrote to him "You have been more than a friend. You have been our benefactor and teacher. Your spirit and memory will live forever in the history of Japan." Harris was favorably impressed by his experiences in Japan at the end of its self-imposed period of isolation. He wrote: "The people all appeared clean and well-fed. well clad and happy looking. It is more like the golden age of simplicity and honesty than I have ever seen in any other country". According to a persistent legend, Harris adopted a 17-year-old geisha known as Okichi, whose real name was Kichi Saitou. The legend has it that she was heavily pressured into the relationship by Japanese authorities and then ostracized after Harris' departure, eventually committing suicide in 1892. However, it appears that Okichi was merely one of Harris' housekeepers, and the Kodansha Encyclopedia states that Harris fired her after just three days of work.
Published by Japan Society Inc., 2004
ISBN 10: 0913304565ISBN 13: 9780913304563
Seller: Solr Books, Skokie, IL, U.S.A.
Book
paperback. Condition: VeryGood.
Published by Japan Society, Inc., Japan, 1976
ISBN 10: 0913304069ISBN 13: 9780913304068
Book
Soft cover. Condition: Near Fine. Soft cover. A near fine copy with aging to the paper. 124 pages, bibliography, glossary, glorious colors in the pictures of the Kimonos.
Published by Japan Society, Inc., New York, 1980
Seller: Book Booth, Berea, OH, U.S.A.
Paperback. Condition: Good. covers have minor wear, corners bumped, stapled binding tight, pages unmarked, i + 25 pages, binational agreement covering the safety and conservation of works of art in traveling exhibitions between the US and Japan, complete title: Report of the Study Group on Care of Works of Art in Traveling Exhibitions of the Museum Exchange Subcommittee of the United States-Japan Conference on Cultural and Educational Interchange Size: 8 x 11.
Published by Japan Society, Inc, New York, 1997
ISBN 10: 0913304441ISBN 13: 9780913304440
Seller: Between the Covers-Rare Books, Inc. ABAA, Gloucester City, NJ, U.S.A.
Book First Edition
Softcover. Condition: Fine. First edition. Fine in lightly rubbed wrappers.
Published by Japan Society, Inc., 2008
Seller: El Gato de Papel, MOUNTAINSIDE, NJ, U.S.A.
Book
Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. Catalogue of an exhibition held at the Japan Society Gallery, New York, March 21 to June 15, 2008. Staplebound. Black and color-illustrated wraps with gray and white lettering. 25 pp. Color illustrations. Minimal shelf wear. All pages clean without any markings or underlinings. Two pinholes on upper top part of rear pages and back cover as may be seen in images provided.
Published by Japan Society, Inc./ American Federation of the Arts, 1975
Seller: Silent Way Books, Glenside, PA, U.S.A.
Book
Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. Solid, tight, and unmarked copy of a beautiful, unusual, and interesting book.
Published by Published with the cooperation of The Japan Society, Inc. by Charles E. Tuttle Company, New York & Rutland, 1959
Magazine / Periodical
Hardcover. xix, 616p., prefaces, introduction, journals, footnotes, appendices, index, illustrations, very good second edition revised in half cloth over decorated boards and unclipped dust jacket in original shipping case with closable spine and publisher's label.
Paperback. Condition: Very Good. black and white illustrations, 20, (75)p. Softcover in original wrapper. 21cm. Cover browned around edges. Light corner crease.
Published by Agency for Cultural Affiars (Bunka-Cho), Government of Japan; NY: Japan Society, Inc, New York, 1997
Paperback. Condition: Near Fine. photos (many color), index, 152p. Softcover in original wrapper. 30cm. Catalog for the similarly titled exhibition at the Japan Society Gallery in New York, May 15-July 6, 1997.
Published by Japan Society, Inc, New York, 1997
ISBN 10: 0913304433ISBN 13: 9780913304433
Book
Paperback. Color-illustrated brown wraps. Black title on spine. BW photos, figures, and color plates copious throughout book. English text with a good amount of Japanese vocabulary throughout. From an exhibition held at Japan Society May-July 1997. The exhibition contains 32 individual and group sculptures, all masterpieces of which many could be seen only in Japan. The statues range from peaceful, reflective and self-contained Buddhas ("ones who have awakened to the truth") to fanged and ferocious protective deities, assuming aggressive postures, their muscles and eyeballs bulging as they strive to cut through ignorance and defend Buddhist Law. (description via Amazon). VG- Very minor wear at top of spine. Previous owner's name in top right corner of title page. Slightly faded spine. Front cover slightly peeling/glue cracking from textblock; textlbock firm. Pristine interior.
Hardcover. White illustrated paper over boards; decorative end pages, Unpaginated, approx. [14] pages, 48 unnumbered pages of bw plates. Accompanied an exhibition that appeared at The National Gallery of Art in Washington, DC, Asia House in New York City, The Art Institute of Chicago, and the Seattle Art Museum; Includes a foreword by Mrs. John D. Rockefeller 3rd and an essay by Seiroku Noma. Haniwa are clay cylinders used at burial mounds in China. They often were in the forms of people, umbrellas, and weapons. VG- (Some slight rubbing/staining to boards.
Published by Japan Society, Inc., New York, 1993
ISBN 10: 0913304360ISBN 13: 9780913304365
Seller: Monroe Street Books, Middlebury, VT, U.S.A.
Book First Edition
Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: None. 143 pages. Softcover. Color and b/w illustrations throughout. Binding tight. Red tissue front and back flyleafs. Wrapper has some agewear, label residue on front cover bottom right corner. Inside clean and beautiful. Binding tight. With essays by Hiroshi Yabushita, Stephan Khler. Published to accompany exhibition at the Japan Society Gallery, New York, NY, from April 28 to June 27, 1993. Record # 31535.
Published by Japan Society Society, Inc., New York, 1993
ISBN 10: 0913304360ISBN 13: 9780913304365
Seller: Great Expectations Rare Books, Staten Island, NYC, NY, U.S.A.
Book First Edition
Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. Large quarto paperback, perfect bound. 143 pages. Red tissue front and back end-papers. A catalog issued in conjunction with the eponymously named exhibition shown at the Japan Society Gallery, New York, from April 28 to June 27, 1993. Bibliography. Illustrated with 136 items from the exhibition, each accompanied with a black and white or color photograph, title, artist and in-depth textual description. First edition. No previous ownership marks. A clean, sound, tight and unmarked copy. Very good. Media mail only. Foreign orders will require additional postage due to size.
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Published by Japan Society, Inc., 1975
Seller: Black Cat Books, Shelter Island, NY, U.S.A.
Book
Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. Paperback. Previous owner's inscription on front free end page. Minor wear to wrappers, otherwise very good.
Published by Japan Society Inc. / The American Federation of Arts, New York, 1975
Seller: Chequamegon Books, Washburn, WI, U.S.A.
Paperback. Condition: Near Fine. Michikazu Sakai (photography by) (illustrator). Reprint. 215 pages; 7 1/8 x 10 1/4" Some small bumping to rear cover.
Published by Japan Society, Inc., 1972
Seller: CorgiPack, Fulton, NY, U.S.A.
Book
Paperback. Condition: Good. Light soil and tanning to covers. Text free of highlighting and writing. Tightly bound. Includes chronology. 99 unnumbered pages : illustrations (121 black and white, 8 color) Kitaoji, Rosanjin, -- 1883-1959 -- Exhibitions. Potters -- Japan. Pottery, Japanese -- Exhibitions.
Published by Japan Society, Inc., 1972
ISBN 10: 091330400XISBN 13: 9780913304006
Seller: Silent Way Books, Glenside, PA, U.S.A.
Book
Oblong Paperback. Condition: Near Very Good. Solid overall, with no markings. Light curling to covers. Binding is a bit brittle, but pages are securely sewn.
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Published by Japan House Gallery, Japan Society Inc.
ISBN 10: 0913304328ISBN 13: 9780913304327
Book
Oversize Paperback. Condition: Very Good. Exhibition catalogue for a show at the Seattle Art Museum, winter 1976 of Shinto archaeological material, sculpture, painting, Mishotai and Kakebotoke. Essays on Japan's invisible art, Kami and nature, Kami and emperor, Kami and community, Kami and suijaku. Withe plates from pg. 27 -- 163, 169 pgs. total. Book shows light wear to covers, sharp corners, text/interior is unmarked in any way. Color and b&w plates, often full page with description on opposite page.
Published by Japan Society and Harry N. Abrams Inc, New York, NY, 2001
ISBN 10: 0810967421ISBN 13: 9780810967427
Seller: Lucky Panther Books, Leonia, NJ, U.S.A.
Book
Soft cover. Condition: Near Fine. No Jacket. Accompanies exhibit at Japan Society during fall, 2001. Lavishly illustrated in color with 84 full-page plates. Small shallow crease at lower front corner, very minor rubbing of heavy wraps which form French flaps. 181 pages, 9" x 12" May need extra fee for international shipping.