Search Results: Japan from Great Expectations Rare Books

New York: Flying Cranes Antiques, Ltd Book. Fine. Soft cover. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Large softbound catalog, staple bound. 19 pages. A catalog of offerings (35) of a variety of antique art from the Meiji period in Japan, from Flying Cranes Antiques, Ltd. Beautifully illustrated with color photographs. Each piece has an accompanying brief textual description. Items are not priced and there is no indication of a publishing date, albeit circa 2000. Sadly the gallery closed their doors in 2017. No previous ownership marks, A dean, fresh and unmarked copy with sharp corner and no creases. Fine. .

Tokyo, Japan: Kodansha International, Ltd., 1965. Book. Very Good. Soft cover. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Large format paperback bound in stiff dark gray covers lettered in Japanese characters and with title in English. 196 pages. An exhibition catalog for the show beginning at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art and traveling to, in succession, the Detroit Art Institute, The Philadelphia Museum of Art and the Royal Ontario Museum, Toronto. Catalog divided into six sections, (paintings, sculpture, textiles, ceramics, lacquer metal work), show-casing 117 items. Captioned text explains each artifact, while each is illustrated by a monochrome or color photograph. First edition. Errata sheet laid-n loose. No previous ownership marks. mild sunning to spine and along top edge of front cover, else a clean, square, unmarked copy. Very good+. .

Hong Kong: Arts of Asia Publications Ltd., 1997. Book. Very Good+. Soft cover. Folio - over 12 - 15" tall. Large paperback, folio sized periodical, perfect bound. 140 pages. Main articles deal with "Masterpieces of Japanese Art in the Kyoto National Museum" (Sir Hugh Cortazzi); "Elegance and Spirituality of Japanese Kesa" (Barry Till and Paula Swart); "The Lost Century: Japanese Arita Porcelain 1720-1820 in Britain" (Irene Finch); "The Metallurgy of the Meiji Period" (Jean Goldstein); "Twenty-Four Paragons of Filial Piety" (Virginia Lee Mead) and "Arts of Korea in the British Museum" (Jane Portal). Book Review, Salesroom News [auctions] and Collectors World round out the sections covered. Profusely illustrated throughout in color. No previous ownership marks. No creases. A clean, sound, unmarked copy. Very good+. Media mail only. .

Hong Kong: Arts of Asia Publications Ltd., 1989. Book. Very Good. Soft cover. Folio - over 12 - 15" tall. Large paperback, folio sized periodical, perfect bound. 184 pages. Main articles deal with Japanese Art at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art. After a brief introduction by George Kuwayama there are six articles by various authors as follows: "The Pavilion for Japanese Art" (Joe D. Price); "Japanese Buddhist Sculpyure and Painting" (Donald F. McCallum); "Archaeological Objects, Ceramics and Lacquer Works" (George Kuwayama); "Japanese Paintings" (Robert T. Singer); "Japanese Prints (Bruce Coats); "Netsuke and Inro" (Virginia G. Atchley). Book Review, Salesroom News [auctions] and Collectors World round out the sections covered. Profusely illustrated throughout in color. No previous ownership marks. No creases. A clean, sound, unmarked copy. Very good. Media mail only. .

Brooklyn, NY: The Brooklyn Museum, 1979. Book. Very Good. Soft cover. 1st Edition. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Large format trade paperback. 72 pages. Foreword by Michael Botwinick. Critique on the history and chronological and regional variation of Japanese ceramics by Robert Moes. illustrated with 75 captioned black and white photographs. Published in conjunction with the exhibition "Japanese Ceramics in the Brooklyn Museum Collection" which took place April 25 - June 10, 1979. No previous ownership marks. A clean, tight and unmarked copy. Very good. .

Amsterdam, Holland: Sotheby's [Amsterdam], 2000. Book. Fine. Soft cover. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Large format paperback, perfect bound. 150 pages. Auction catalog for the Christie's Amsterdam sale AM0781 (Chinese and Japanese Ceramics and Works of Art) 28 November, 2000. 492 lots. Illustrated throughout with black and white and color photographs. Short description and estimated price in Dutch guilders accompany each lot. Prices realized sheet laid-in loose. No previous ownership marks. A clean, tight, fresh and unmarked copy. Fine. .

Amsterdam, Holland: Sotheby's [Amsterdam], 1992. Book. Near Fine. Soft cover. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Large format paperback, perfect bound. 78 pages. Auction catalog for the Christie's Amsterdam sale Augustus 561 (Chinese and Japanese Ceramics and Works of Art) 7 May,1992. 554 lots. Illustrated throughout with black and white and color photographs. Short description and estimated price in Dutch guilders accompany each lot. No previous ownership marks. Prices Realized list laid-in loose. A clean, tight, fresh and unmarked copy. Near fine. .

Amsterdam : Sotheby's [Amsterdam], 1991. Book. Very Good. Soft cover. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Large format paperback, perfect bound. 73 pages. Catalog for Sotheby's sale 548 (Chinese and Japanese Ceramics and Works of Art); date 13 Monday, 1991, Amsterdam. Illustrated throughout with monochrome and color photographs. 469 lots, including Ming and transitional wares; Famille Verte; monochrome porcelains; Famille Rose; Chinese Works of Art-- Jade, Lacquer,Paintings, Jewelery, etc. Prices realized sheet laid-in loose. Covers excellent, clean with no creases, albeit interior has some annotation in the form of price realized written in for about a third of the lots. Else fine. Very good. .

London: Alpine Fine Arts Collection Ltd, 1987. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. First Edition Thus. Folio - over 12 - 15" tall. Large folio hardcover, dark blue boards boldly lettered in gold on spine, in publisher's pictorial dust-jacket. 275 pages. Translated from the German by Katherine Watson. Illustrated with 303 photographs, 40 in full color. First British edition, first edition in English. No previous ownership marks. A clean, tight, unmarked copy. Dust-jacket protected by clear acetate wraps. Near fine in a near fine dust-jacket. A large, heavy book, Priority and International orders will require additional postage, calculated as close to actual cost as possible. .

Los Angeles, CA: Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 1972. Book. Very Good+. Soft cover. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Square octavo portfolio, stiff white wraps containing 64 numbered unbound leaves (128 pages). Selected bibliography and Index. Introduction, followed by 55 plates, mostly black and white, but some in color, printed on rectos (with one exception), with identifying letterpress on facing verso. One of an edition of 3,600 for the exhibition at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art August 29-October 22, 1972. No previous ownership marks. Contents are fine, rear cover of wraps scuffed, leaving black mark. A nice, well preserved and complete copy. Very good+. .

New York: Facts on File, 1994. Book. Near Very Good. Hardcover. Third Printing. Folio - over 12 - 15" tall. Large format hardcover, folio bound in black cloth, in publisher's non price-clipped dust-jacket. 240 pages. Bibliography, Index. With 53 maps, 336 illustrations of which 266 are in color. Third printing. No previous ownership marks but heavily underlined in pen. Else book is tight, sound and clean in complete dust-jacket with no tears or chips. A useful reference work. Near very good in near fine dust-jacket. Media mail only, no International orders. .

Hiroshima, Japan: Mazda Motor Corporation, 1985. Large format paperback. 134 pages. Introduction and text by Yoshida Mitsukuni. Illustrated throughout with color photographs. First edition. An examination of the Japanese mythology and the many divinities which inhabit it, both celestial and those residing in the world of man. No previous ownership marks. Paperback with stiff card wrap-around dust-jacket. A clean, square, fresh and unmarked copy, near as new. Fine. . First Edition. Softcover. Fine/Fine. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

Tokyo, Japan: Japan Modern Decorative Arts Association Book. Near Very Good. Soft cover. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Large quarto paperback with stiff pictorial wrappers and French Flaps. Perfect bound. 72 pages. This is the annual exhibition catalog of Japanese art published by the Japan Modern Decorative Arts Association. The present edition is undated, the Association began their annual exhibitions in1962, this copy dates from approximately 1970. There are 325 numbered objects in the catalog, each with size, artist and title listed, plus a photograph. Most photos are in black and white, 11 are in color. Major sections include ceramics, metal work, lacquer ware, dyed fabric and a chapter covering diverse mediums such as wood and bamboo , dolls, paper, cloisonne, glass etc. First edition. Previous owner's name stamp on lower title-page and the stamp of the Pensacola Art Center, Pensacola, Florida on lower front free end-paper. Moderate damage to pager spine on… Read More

Oxford: Ashmolean Museum, 1992. Book. Fine. Hardcover. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Hardcover, dark green cloth boldly lettered in gold, in publisher's pictorial dust-jacket. 111 pages. Bibliography. Illustrated throughout with color photographs by Tom Jenkins. First edition. A catalog of some of the finest pieces from the John R. Young collection of Japanese decorative objet d'art pieces from the Meiji period, divided into three sections: metalwork, cloisonne, and Shibayama lacquer. No previous ownership marks. A clean, square, fresh and unmarked copy. Fine in a near fine dust-jacket. .

New York: Japan Society Gallery, 1991. Book. Fine. Soft cover. Limited Edition. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Large quarto paperback bound in pictorial gray and black stiff wraps with French Flaps. 139 pages. Bibliography, Glossary. Illustrated throughout with color and black and white pictures of eighteen artists. A catalog published in conjunction with the exhibition "Early Masters: Japanese Woodblock Prints from 1680-1750", shown at the Japan Society Gallery from October 3 to November 24, 1991. First edition in English, revised and printed in an edition of 1,000. Originally published in Germany in 1988 by the Museum fur Kunsthandwerk , Frankfurt am Main. Label on front cover with list price and net price [for those attending exhibition?]. No previous ownership marks. A clean, fresh, unmarked copy, like new. Fine. .

Tokyo, Japan: Yohan Publications, Inc., 1994. Book. Near Fine. Soft cover. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Trade paperback, with original dust-jacket. 208 pages. Calligraphy by Masaya Katayama and Rika Sagano. Advised by Takuya Dan. This is the original Japanese edition, printed in Japan. Text in English. First edition, first printing. A primer for Japanese calligraphy. No previous ownership marks. Small inked number on bright yellow end-paper (former dealer price?). Very mild spine lean from shelving. A clean, bright, fresh and near like new copy. Near fine. .

Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press, 1952. Book. Very Good+. Hardcover. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Hardcover in publisher's non price-clipped dust-jacket. 113 pags of text followed by a portfolio of 92 black and white captioned photographs. First edition, first printing. A general survey of Japan's art and culture, written for the layman. No previous ownership marks. A clean, sound, tight and unmarked copy. Dust-jacket shows mild aging and mild toning. Very good+ in a very good dust-jacket. .

Washington, D.C.: National Gallery of Art, 1953. Book. Very Good+. Soft cover. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Large format paperback, bound in dijon colored stiff wraps. 207 pages. Includes a preface and introduction to the history of Japanese art. Illustrated with 91 monochrome reproductions of paintings and sculptures and 6 full page color plates. First edition. Exhibition catalog of a year long tour of Japanese art in the United States, hosted by the following institutions: National Gallery of Art, Washington; the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York; Museum of Fine Arts, Boston; the Art Institute of Chicago; Seattle Art Museum, Seattle. Mild creasing to spine from use, else a clean, sharp cornered and unmarked copy. Very good+. .

Tokyo: Tokyo National Museum, 1964. Book. Very Good. Soft cover. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Large trade paperback. 301 pages. Text in English and French. An exhibition catalog published by the Tokyo National Museum, coinciding with the 1964 summer Olympic Games in Tokyo, 1964. Contains a brief prefatory note by Yasukawa Daigoro, President of the organizing Committee for the 18th Olympiad, a brief preface by Asano Nagatake, Director of the Tokyo National Museum and an essay on the currents of Japanese art. Illustrated with hundreds of black and white photographs and four full page color plates. A complete annotated list appended identifying each of the 877 artifacts in the exhibition. Edition unknown, presumed first edition. No previous ownership marks. No spine crease. A tight, sound, clean copy. Near very good. .

London: Christie's [London], 1990. Book. Fine. Soft cover. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Large format paperback, perfect bound. 246 pages. Auction Catalog for Christie's London sale, KYUKA-4306 (Fine Japanese Works of Art); date, Tuesday, 5 and Wednesday, 6 June 1990. 648 lots, comprising Japanese prints, illustrated books, manuscripts, paintings, screens, sword fittings, swords, ceramics, cloisonne, Shibayama, bronzes, metalwork and lacquer. Each lot with brief text description and an auction estimate given in English pounds. Illustrated throughout with color and black and white photographs. No previous ownership marks. A clean, tight, fresh and unmarked copy, like new. Fine. .