Oriental Lacquer: Art and Technique.
New York: Harry N. Abrams, No date. First edition. Hardcover. Quarto. 513 (2)pp. Original red cloth with gilt lettering on spine. Gray endpapers. Art and technique of various lacquer applications, e.g. carved, dry, incised lacquer. Extensive section with imaginative color and b/w tipped-in plates, some offsetting on opposing pages, alphabetical glossary of techniques and technical terms, and list of accessible Japanese artists up to the 19th century and a few from the 20th including written characters and transliterations of the names of the artists. Book concludes with two maps of China and Japan. Binding rubbed with some shelf wear and thin scuffed, horizontal line along middle of front cover. Blind stamp on half title. Moderate age-toning. Binding and interior in overall good+ condition. g. Item #35114
Price: $95.00