Baur Collection Netsuke, First Edition (4 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Included. 1st Edition. English and French text.; Hardcover (cloth with dust jacket); 23.5 x 29 cm; 2.8 Kg; 428 pages with colour and black and white illustrations throughout.; ISBN: 2-88031-002.; Limited edition of 1600 copies, of which this is 390.; Used with signs of wear on the exterior and interior. The dust jacket show edge wear, scuffs and scratches on the front cover, spine and back cover, the top right side of the front cover is slightly chipped as well as the top of the spine. The outside text block show signs of wear. Interior in very good condition apart some pages that show signs of have been bent.; "The Baur Collection of netsuke is remarkable, both for the great variety of subjects and the great number of carvers represented. In addition it contains a striking number of true masterpieces. At the same time the collection is not so well balanced as one might wish it to be, some important artists missing altogether, others being almost over-represented. This has of course also its advantages. For students and collectors who wish for instance to study the work of Kaigyokusai (31 pieces), Soko (24 pieces), or the famous metal artist Shuraku (30 pieces) there will be few other collections that can afford the same opportunities." excerpt from the introductory text by Martin S. Newstead.; "The collection of netsuke comprises 1,708 pieces, listed as follows by Alfred Baur: 533 netsuke in ivory, 590 in wood, 28 in lacquer, 35 miscellaneous, 247 manju and 275 kagamibuta. This catalogue only illustrates 1,200 pieces of the 1,700 odd of the whole collection. We have therefore selected an ensemble of pieces that could be accomodated within the limits of a volume convenient to handle and consult. Of course all the excluded pieces have been photographed and are described in the inventory." excerpt from the introductory text by Marie-Thérèse Coullery.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. 428 pages with descriptions and black and white illustrations of 1200 netsuke in the collection.

First edition. Deluxe edition limited to 50 copies. Publisher's full brown leather with gilt titles to the spine, in dustwrapper. Illustrated with colour and black and white plates throughout. A fine copy, the binding square and firm, the contents clean throughout and without previous owners' marks. Complete with the fine original dustwrapper that remains without fading, loss or tears. Housed in the original card slipcase. Loosely laid in is the original prospectus for this volume. The deluxe issue, limited to only 50 copies of which this is number 44 (XLIV); the regular issue, bound in cloth was limited to 1500 copies. An important reference work, offered here in its most desirable issue. This volume is the first of the legendary Baur collection catalogues to deal with Japanese art. It illustrates and describes 1,200 selected netsuke from the collection covering all manufacturing centres and is particularly rich in netsuke created by artists who lived in the second part of the 19th and beginning of the 20th century in Osaka and Tokyo. The volume also includes an alphabetical list of 897 signatures illustrated on separated plates. Further details and images for any of the items listed are available on request. Lucius Books welcomes direct contact with our customers.

428 S., 2 Bll. mit 1199 teils farb. Textabb. Nr. 953 von 1500 (Gesamtausfl. 1600) Exemplaren. - Erste Ausgabe dieses reich illustrierten Bestandkataloges der Netsuke der Baur Foundation - Museum for Far Eastern Art in Genf. - Leicht gebräunt. *** *** Copyright: Matthaeus TRUPPE Buchhandlung & Antiquariat - Stubenberggasse 7 - A-8010 Graz - ++43 (0)316 - 829552 *** *** Sprache: Deutsch Gewicht in Gramm: 3000 Kl.-4°. OLwd. mit OU im Schuber (etw. lädiert).