PAINTING IN THE FAR EAST : An Introduction to the History of Pictorial Art in Asia Especially China and Japan
by Binyon, Laurence
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- Hardcover
- Condition
- Near Very Good
- Seller
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Penzance, Cornwall, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: Edward Arnold & Co, 1923. Decorative Cloth. Near Very Good. Beautifully illustrated with 41 Plates, protected by tissue guards. Frontisd illus, Colour Plate "Bird on Bough", Sung Dynasty. Contents include: Chinese Painting in 4th Century, T'Ang Dynasty, Japanese Pasinting in Kamakura epoch, Sung period in China, Mongol Empire painting in Tibet & Persia, Ashikaga period in Japan, Ming period in China, Kano School. Matabei, New Movements in 18th & 19th Centuries, and more. Grey cloth cover with Black floral motif and lettering on front & spine. Top page edges Gilt Other page edges untrimmed. Gift inscription on fferp, dated 1924. No lother inscriptions. Sligfht edge wear to cloth and a small closed tear at top of spine (3/4" long). Weight, 1.7 Kilos so shipping Outside UK will bne extra.
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- Bookseller
- Cornish Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 019405
- Title
- PAINTING IN THE FAR EAST : An Introduction to the History of Pictorial Art in Asia Especially China and Japan
- Author
- Binyon, Laurence
- Format/Binding
- Decorative Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Edward Arnold & Co
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1923
- Keywords
- ART/ORIENTAL
- Bookseller catalogs
- Art;
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