JAPAN: Its History Arts and Literature. Volumes 1-8. CHINA: Its History Arts and by BRINKLEY, F

Boston [1901], Millett. Brown cloth, t.e.g., 8 vol. set,many color & b.w. photos, appendix, 3752p., index, very good set, spines a bit faded, contents clean, red leather labels, top gilt. A LIMITED NUMBERED EDITON OF 1000 COPIES. R A R E . *** JAPAN: Volumes 1-8. Profusely illustrated with hand colored collotypes. Covering the primeval Japanese, Japan on the verge of history, early eras of history, Nara & Heian. History of the military epoch manners and customs of the military, weapons, operations of war, Bushido or the way of the warrior, refinements and pas- times of the military. . Early Tokugawa times, middle & later period and the fall. The Tokugawa court, criminal procedure, criminal classes, personal liberty, justice, slavery, checks on vice. Meiji era, financial & economic conditions, foreign politics, progress, creed, caste, religion, rites, superstitions, festivals, observances & commercial history. . Ceramics of Kyoto, Japanese pictorial & applied arts, bronze-casting architectural sculpture & decoration. Swords, Tsuba makers, sword furniture, with very useful index of pictorial artists artisans and chiselers showing names, periods, schools for sword makers, ceramists, sculptors & other artists. . With an index of ceramic makers, their marks and seals. . *** JAPAN CONTENTS: Chapter headings: . Vol.1: Present Japan; primeval Japanese; Japan on the verge of history; Japan in the early eras of history; The Japanese in the Nara epoch; the Heian epoch; appendix. . Vol.2.: History of the military epoch; Manners & customs of the military epoch; Weapons and operations of war during the military epoch; Bushido or the way of the warrior; Refinements & pastimes of the military epoch; appendix.. . Vol.3.: Refinements & pastimes of the military epoch; The early Tokugawa times; Middle Tokugawa; Later Tokugawa; The fall of the Tokugawa; appendix. . Vol.4.: Manners & customs of the Tokugawa era; The Tokugawa court; Criminal procedure & the criminal classes in Tokugawa times; Personal liberty, justice, slavery & checks on vice; Philosophy, education, customs & costumes; Meiji or the era of "Enlightened Government," appendix. . Vol.5. Financial & economic conditions, Japan's foreign politics; steps of progress; creed and caste; Religion & rites; Superstitions, appendix. . Vol.6: Festivals; Observations & pastimes; History of commerce in Japan; appendix, index. . Vol.7: Japanese pictorial art; applied art; Bronze casting, architectural sculpture and decorations; Various applications of art, sculpture, sword-furniture; special subjects, appendix, index. . Vol.8.: Early [ceramic] wares; Wares of Hizen; Wares of Satsuma; Wares of Kyoto; Wares of Kaga; Wares of Owari, Bishu & Mino; miscellaneous wares; modern developments of Japanese ceramics; appendix, index. . *** An excellent comprehensive reference source. Useful for collectors. . *** Color photos are posted to our website. . *** This is a heavy multi-volume set, appropriate postage, packing will apply. . *** REFERENCE:. H. Cordier: SINICA 108; JAPONICA * Taylor p.59 . * .