Japanese Names and How to Read Them: A Manual for Art Collectors and Students

Language: English

Published by Floating World Editions, Warren, 2003

1891640135 / 9781891640131

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Long out of print, the pioneering work of Koop and Inada remains an important and fundamental reference for those wishing to master the pronunciation of Japanese names. The central feature of the 572-page work is a dictionary of kanji used in writing Japanese names, categorized by stroke count, with a complete index cross-referencing characters by pronunciation Also are included are useful auxiliary references such as the Genji symbols, reign periods and dates, personal names and titles, and typical signatures. With copies of the original 1923 edition commanding from $200 to $800, this essential tool for students, scholars, connoisseurs, and collectors is now available in a reasonably priced, soft-cover format. 572 pp. Albert J. Koop was Keeper in the Department of Metalwork in the Victoria and Albert Museum, honorary editor of the journal Transactions of the Japan Society, London, and author of the seminal Early Chinese Bronzes. Sword scholar and translator Hogitaro Inada was co-author, with Henri Joly, of The Sword and Samé. Size: 25 x 18 cm.…

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Title
Japanese Names and How to Read Them: A Manual for Art Collectors and Students
Author
Koop, Albert J. & Hogitaro Inada
Publisher
Floating World Editions, Warren
Publication year
2003
Condition
New
Binding
Soft Cover
Language
English
ISBN 10
1891640135
ISBN 13
9781891640131
Edition
Second edition.

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Orchid Press specializes in the sale of books on Asian arts, cultures, history & languages, Asian indigenous books, Asian religions, particularly Buddhism, China Trade books, new & antiquarian books, maps and manuscripts, North-, South- & Southeast Asia and the Himalayan region. We also operate under the banner of Orchid Books, the name of our earlier 'bricks and mortar' bookshop, now only online. We have been members of the Independent Online Booksellers Association (IOBA) since 2011. We are always interested to buy collections and individual items In our areas of interest. * * * We have recently relocated our publishing and bookselling operations from Thailand, where we were based for the past 30 years, to Trinity, NL, Canada. * * *…

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