A Gallery of Japanese and Chinese Paintings

Murayama, Jungo

Published by The Kokka Company, Tokyo, 1908

About this Item

[100 Select Japanese and Chinese Paintings Reproduced in Color Woodblock and Collotype]. Folio (17 x 12 in), one hundred plates (72 in black and white collotype and 28 tipped in color woodblock prints), gold and green brocade silk over boards string tied. All plates are on thick card stock paper. Of the color plates 19 are of Japanese art and 8 are of Chinese art. The plates is protected by a descriptive tissue guards with information in English and Japanese. Each tissue guard provides information on the art and notes it's location. At times two plates are consolidated and have only one descriptive tissue guard before the first plate. All plates are on thick card stock paper. ~ Condition. The book is in Very Good condition. There is fraying of the cloth along the edges and corners. One place at the top has a 1/4 in tear of the cloth. Internally the plates are very clean with no damage to the image areas or tissue guards. There is some darkening of the plate margins, particularly along the outside edge. Faint water staining to the very bottom edge of a few leaves. Significant loss of fabric covering the spine. ~~ Heavy book and additional postage will apply. ~~~ Additional information, to included digital pics, available on request. Seller Inventory # 1908040421

Bibliographic Details

Title: A Gallery of Japanese and Chinese Paintings

Publisher: The Kokka Company, Tokyo

Publication Date: 1908

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good