Japan

	A Thousand Cranes: Treasures of Japanese Art - 0932216226 The Japanese crane, a most auspicious symbol in Japan, has figured importantly in Japanese culture and art since ancient times, appearing over the centuries in almost every possible medium as a universal sign of goodwill. The title A Thousand Cranes is a metaphor for the spiritual grace and dignity that imbue the ninety art objects and cultural relics described in this lavishly illustrated book. Based on the Seattle Art Museum's world-renowned collection of Japanese art, this volume w... $14.50     View Details Add To Cart
	Baur Collection: Japanese Lacquer - 2880310059 This volume is the ninth in the General Catalog of the Baur Collection, and the fourth to be devoted to Japanese objects. It groups various series of lacquers (lacquer boxes and inro), leaving aside pipecases which will be published together with the other accessories of the smoker. Beautifully produced and limited in quantity. $229.50     View Details Add To Cart
	Hirado: Prince of Porcelains by Louis Lawrence - 1878529307 The first book in the Encyclopedia of Japanese Art series is devoted to Hirado porcelain and is the only work devoted exclusively to the subject in English. This much needed volume traces the origins of one of Japan's great porcelain manufacturers from its first years in the 17th century to its closure early in the 20th century. Illustrated with over 100 color plates, almost all of which are published for the first time, it displays the extraordinary range of Hirado wares originally made excl... $38.50     View Details Add To Cart
	Hirado: Prince of Porcelains by Louis Lawrence (HC) - 1878529323 The first book in the Encyclopedia of Japanese Art series is devoted to Hirado porcelain and is the only work devoted exclusively to the subject in English. This much needed volume traces the origins of one of Japan's great porcelain manufacturers from its first years in the 17th century to its closure early in the 20th century. Illustrated with over 100 color plates, almost all of which are published for the first time, it displays the extraordinary range of Hirado wares originally made excl... $63.75     View Details Add To Cart
	Japanese Armor (The Galeno Collection) - 1880656361 Richly illustrated, this new book presents Japanese armor from the collection of William A. Galeno, M.D., one of the largest private collections of Japanese armor in the West. It includes more than 100 pieces of armor, helmets, masks and accoutrements - almost all of which are made available to the public for the first time - spanning from the 14th century of the Muromachi period to the 19th century of the Edo period. With catalog entries and essays on the history of Japanese armor by Ian Bot... $55.25     View Details Add To Cart
	Japanese Bamboo Baskets: Masterworks of Form and Texture - 1878529595 Japanese Bamboo Baskets: Masterworks of Form and Texture surveys nineteenth- and twentieth-century baskets of Japan, their place in history, and the elevation of bamboo craft work to an art form. It features more than 250 illustrations of selections from the largest known collection of Japanese flower baskets. It is the first book in English to examine bamboo baskets as modern sculptural masterpieces as well as chronicle the development of Japanese flower-arranging baskets from utilita... $750.00     View Details Add To Cart
	Japanese Children's Fabrics 1950s to 1970s - 0764319671 This book will take you on an unforgettable comic adventure through the colorful and cute imaginations of mid-century Japanese textile designers. Travel on the hem of fun with the vibrant children's manga or illustration that have been translated into delightful fabric designs. Over 300 images portray children, animals, and whimsical worlds, all beautifully photographed to peak the interest of fabric collectors and historians, sewing enthusiasts, designers, and those who love all things Japan... $26.55     View Details Add To Cart
	Japanese Inro from the Brozman Collection - 0952046105 For the first time in almost a decade a book has been produced to excite the collector of lacquer and inro. Lavishly illustrated, it shows over 150 inro from one of the most sophisticated and highly prized private collections in the Western hemisphere. $80.75     View Details Add To Cart
	Japanese Military Sake Cups 1894 - 1945 - 0764318810 This book is the first in English on this fascinating and increasingly popular military collectible. The main purpose of this book is to provide the reader with accurate information to aid in translating, determining the origin, value and history of the Japanese military Sake cups. Sake cups were commissioned by naval troops, pilots, tank crews, supply crews, infantrymen, cavalrymen, telegraph and railroad engineers with an innumerable variation of colors and designs. Each cup is a mini time ... $47.50     View Details Add To Cart
	Japanese Porcelain 1800 - 1950 - 0764308998 New photographs and text are added to this classic study to present an expanded edition. Hundreds of beautiful color pictures and recently-discovered, important information five this study of 19th and 20th century Japanese porcelain a most refreshing approach. Visual comparisons of the major styles can be made even by the beginning student because there are so many fine color pictures of the examples. Kakiemon, Nabeshima, Arita, Hirado and Fukagawa styles of Imari; Kutani: Sutsuma; Kyoto and ... $43.75     View Details Add To Cart
	Japanese Prints During The Allied Occupation 1945-1952 - 1588860191 In 1945 much of urban Japan lay in ruins, the land occupied by foreign powers for the first time in the country's history. To many Japanese it seemed that everything had been lost, but in fact the nation would quickly demonstrate - and on a much larger scale than ever before - its ability to recover physically, economically and culturally from apparent disaster. In the visual arts, the years between 1945 and 1952 were a period of steady progress and considerable achievement in painting, calli... $47.50     View Details Add To Cart
	Japanese Prints: The Baur Collection (2 Volumes) - 2880310075 The last and the tenth of the series, this long-awaited, magnificent catalog showcases masterpieces of Japanese prints housed in the Baur Collection. The collection comprises more than 600 prints, spanning from the 18th century, 'classical' period, through the 19th century, with its strong holding in the 19th century triptychs. Highlights of the 18th-century prints include fine groups of compositions by Harunobu; Katsukawa school actor prints; a fair group of fashionable ladies and courtesans... $219.50     View Details Add To Cart