by REFERENCE ART BOOKS
| ItemNo: | 1429 |
| Medium: | Book |
| Paper: | See notes |
| Released: | 1964 |
| Signed: | Yes |
| Reference: | See notes |
| Ref. No: | 054 |
| Price: | $450.00 |
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Japan. A History in Art by Smith by REFERENCE ART BOOKS |
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| Notes |
| SMITH. Bradley Smith. Japan, A History in Art. New York, 1964. First Edition, autographed by the author. Limited to 500 numbered copies. The Binding Cloth, of pure silk brocade, was woven to order by the Joshi Looms of Kyoto. The End Papers suggest the texture of old Japanese gold screens. The Box was made by hand of paulownia wood in the workshop of the Master Kokichi Endo of Tokyo, with ironwork in the folk-craft style. The Calligraphy, giving the books title in Japanese, has been inscribed by hand on each box by the Master Calligrapher Baikei Suzuki of Tokyo. - The Design and Production of these special features were supervised by Meredith Weatherby and Jakeshi Yamasa of John Weatherhill, Inc., Tokyo. Bound at the Okamoto Bindery of Tokyo. Over 200 illustrations in colo |