KUTANI WARE. Japanese Arts Library Series, Volume 7.

Nakagawa, Sensaku. John Bester (translator, adaptor). Louise Allison Cort (Introduction). John Rosenfield (general editor).

ISBN 10: 0870113224 / ISBN 13: 9780870113222

Published by Tokyo and New York: Kodansha International Ltd. and Shibundo Publishing Company - Harper & Row (distributor), 1979., 1979

About this Item

American first edition (translated from the 1974 Japanese first edition). 183 pages. Hardcover: H 26.25cm x L 18.75cm. Dust jacket rubbed with a some light wear and bumping at edges; front flap's top corner is price-clipped; dj now presented in a mylar Brodart protector. Tri-colored boards with shelf rubbing along bottom edges; light scuffing at spine ends and tips of board corners. A very good copy in a very good dust jacket. Introduction by Louise Allison Cort; color and b/w photographs throughout; Notes to Test; Glossary; Bibliography; Maps; Index. Uncommon reference monograph regarding Kutani ware which is among the most sought after Japanese porcelain and renowned for its bold decoration in overglaze enamels. ISBN 0870113224.

Seller Inventory # PXZP-10996

Bibliographic Details

• Title: KUTANI WARE. Japanese Arts Library Series, Volume 7.
• Publisher: Tokyo and New York: Kodansha International Ltd. and Shibundo Publishing Company - Harper & Row (distributor), 1979.
• Publication Date: 1979
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0870113224
• ISBN 13: 9780870113222
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Dust Jacket Condition: Dust Jacket Included
• Seller catalogs:
  • Decorative Arts

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Synopsis

Examines both Old Kutani ware and the newer styles, describing clays, glazes, forms, motifs, and inscriptions and focusing on the production of the various potters and kilns