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5 Collection of Fundamental Documentation of the History of Japanese Sculpture of the Kamakura Period: Inscribed Pieces: Volume Seven 158 1 LIST – – JAPANESE INTEREST H ANSHAN TANG B OOKS LTD Unit 3, Ashburton Centre 276 Cortis Road London SW 15 3 AY UK Tel (020) 8788 4464 Fax (020) 8780 1565 Int’l (+44 20) [email protected] www.hanshan.com 5 COLLECTION OF FUNDAMENTAL DOCUMENTATION OF THE HISTORY OF JAPANESE SCULPTURE OF THE KAMAKURA PERIOD: INSCRIBED PIECES: VOLUME SEVEN. Nihon Chokokushi Kiso Shiryo Shusei: Kamakura Jidai: 7. Tokyo, 2009. 4, 184; 17, 2, 225 pp. 3 colour and 222 pp. b/w plates. B/w text illustrations. 2 vols. 30x21 cm. Cloth. £600.00 Volume Seven of a series of 8 examining all known inscribed examples of Kamakura period Japanese Buddhist sculpture. This volume examines a further 31 sculptures (listed as sculptures 197-228) from various Japanese collections and temples and which are exten - sively discussed in this volume with detailed black-and-white photography showing the sculptures from all angles and with many close-up shots. This seventh volume is in two parts — one volume of text and one of plates. Text in Japanese. An important study ref - erence. Other volumes in the series are available. 6 COLLECTION OF FUNDAMENTAL DOCUMENTATION OF THE HISTORY OF JAPANESE SCULPTURE OF THE KAMAKURA PERIOD: INSCRIBED PIECES: VOLUME EIGHT. Nihon Chokokushi Kiso Shiryo Shusei: Kamakura Jidai: 8. Tokyo, 2010. 5, 190; 17, 182; 77, 8, 66, 26 pp. text plus a total of 1 colour and c. 250 pp. b/w plates. B/w text illustrations. 30x21 cm. Cloth. £650.00 The eighth and final volume in a series examining all known inscribed examples of Kamakura period Japanese Buddhist sculpture. This volume examines a final magnificent temple assembly of Kamakura sculpture. All the sculpture is extensively discussed in this vol - ume with detailed black-and-white photography showing the statuary from all angles and with many close-up shots. This eighth vol - ume is in three physical volumes — one volume of text, one of plates and a supplementary volume detailing 12 recent finds of Kamakura sculpture and with an index to the series. Text in Japanese. An important study reference. Other volumes in the series are available. 20 Tokyo National Museum: HASEGAWA TOHAKU. 400th Memorial retrospective. Tokyo, 2010. xii, 335 pp. c. 200 pp. colour plates. A couple of foldouts. B/w text illustrations. 30x23 cm. Paper. £75.00 Catalogue of a very fine exhibition at the Tokyo National Museum and then the Kyoto National Museum showing 79 masterpieces by the Momoyama period artist, Hasegawa Tohaku. Includes the National Treasures ‘Pine Trees’ and ‘Maples’. All exhibits illustrated in colour (many in multiple views) and fully described. Introductions and list of plates in English. Main text in Japanese. 33 Aichi Prefectural Ceramic Museum: BREAKING THE MOULD: BIRTH OF AN ORIGINAL STYLE: MOMOYAMA CERAMICS 16-17TH CENTURIES. Special Exhibition for EXPO 2005 Aichi, Japan. Seto, 2005. 369 pp. 282 pp. colour plates. B/w text illustrations. 30x22 cm. Paper. £50.00 Large catalogue of an exhibition exploring the varied ceramics produced in the Momoyama period, viewed as one of the golden ages of Japanese ceramics. In addition to extensive illustration of Momoyama pieces, there are also wonderful Song and Yuan ceramics, early Korean pieces, some Annamese ceramics and Ming porcelains that inspired the Momoyama potters. There are also some mod - ern ceramics that, in their turn, draw inspiration from the Momoyama period. All pieces exhibited come from Japanese collections. Illustrated throughout in colour. Introduction, captions and list of exhibits in English. Main text in Japanese. 44 Asquith, P. and Kalland, A: JAPANESE IMAGES OF NATURE. Cultural Perspectives. Man and Nature in Asia. London, 1996. 290 pp. Numerous b/w illustrations. 21X13 cm. Paper. £30.00 Through different topics, the authors document the great diversity in how people perceive their natural environment and how they come to terms with nature. 51 Azuma, Y: TOKI KOZA 13: KHMER, VIETNAM, THAILAND. Tokyo, 1973. 313 pp. 16 pp. colour plates and 125 b/w plates (many full page). 104 b/w text illustrations. 26x19 cm. Boards. £45.00 A well-illustrated study of the ceramics of Cambodia, Vietnam and Thailand. Japanese text. 55 Bang, Garrett: MEN FROM THE VILLAGE DEEP IN THE MOUNTAINS. And other Japanese Fairy Tales. London, 1973. 84 pp. 12 fullpage b/w sketch illustrations. 24x16 cm. Cloth, dustjacket. £20.00 12 Japanese fairy tales are here related, each illustrated with a fullpage sketch drawing. Pleasing. 56 Barriskill, Janet: VISITING THE MINO KILNS. Sydney, 1995. v, 147 pp. 139 colour illustrations, 3 drawings, 3 maps. 27x20 cm. Cloth. £52.00 This book focuses on individual potters of this century. The bulk of the book consists of a translation of Arakawa Toyozo’s long essay ‘The Traditions and Techniques of Mino Pottery’ first published in 1963. 57 Batchelor, Rev. John: AN AINU-ENGLISH-JAPANESE DICTIONARY. (Including a Grammar of the Ainu Language). Tokyo, 1905. ii, 12, 525, 3, 159 pp. 22x15 cm. Cloth with some scuff marks and other minor wear. £500.00 Batchelor lived amongst the Ainu for some 60 years and, in addition to his missionary work, studied their language and culture. This is one of his most famous works. Part One comprises the famous Ainu-English-Japanese dictionary in 525 pages. The dictionary uses romanization to give the Ainu word. Part Two is the Grammar of the Ainu Language in 159 pp. Published by the Methodist Publish - ing House in Tokyo. The revised and enlarged second edition. Pastedown somewhat crudely removed from inside front cover. Hinges cracked. Priced accordingly. Very rare. 2 JAPANESE INTEREST – – HANSHAN TANG BOOKS 79 Bronstein, Léo: FIVE VARIATIONS ON THE THEME OF JAPANESE PAINTING. Freeport, 1969. xvi, 373 pp. 160 plates and illustrations, some in colour. 28x18 cm. Cloth. £40.00 ‘A book by a modern man about the modern world, a book by an artist-scholar of great sensibility ... about a world of art and man which he has keyed to the uniqueness of Japan’. Ex-library copy with stamps on spine and endpapers only. 85 Bunkacho ed: JUYO BUNKAZAI 1-6: CHOKOKU I-VI. (Important Cultural Properties 1-6: Sculpture I-VI). Tokyo, 1972. Each vol. 10 colour plates and c. 400 illustrations in b/w. 6 vols. 36x27 cm. Cloth. £120.00 The complete set of the sculpture volumes only from this important series and major resource. Each plate accompanied by basic data in Japanese. 95 Chance, Frank L. and Matthew Mizenko: MODERN IMPRESSIONS. Japanese Prints from the Berman and Corazza Collections 1950-1980. 2005. 96 pp. 72 colour plates. 28x22 cm. Paper. £25.00 Held in the Berman Museum of Art, the Berman and Corazzo of modern Japanese woodblock prints form the core of the Museum’s holdings on the subject and a fine selection are here illustrated and described. 119 Christie’s: JAPANESE ART AND DESIGN. London, 2002. 235 pp. Colour and b/w plates throughout. 26X21 cm. Paper. £20.00 Catalogue of an auction held on 13 November 2002 in London. 295 fine lots. Illustrated throughout. 132 Coullery, Marie-Therese and Newstead, M. S: THE BAUR COLLECTION — NETSUKE. Selected Pieces. Baur Collection, volume 6. Geneva, 1977. 432 pp. 8 colour plates. 1,200 pieces and 897 signatures illustrated. 30x24 cm. Cloth. £550.00 Limited edition of 1500 copies, long out-of-print and increasingly sought-after. A copiously-illustrated record of an outstanding col - lection. The book shows this huge collection by subject and is thus also an important reference work. 162 Edgren, J. S: CATALOGUE OF THE NORDENSKIOLD COLLECTION. Of Japanese Books in the Royal Library. Stockholm, 1980. 388 pp. 24x15 cm. Paper. £40.00 An annotated catalogue of over 1000 Japanese books collected by Adolf Erik Nordenskiold on an expedition to Japan in 1879. 163 Edo-Tokyo Museum: RETROSPECTIVE EXHIBITION OF RYUSHI KAWABATA. Tokyo, 2005. 208 pp. Colour plates throughout. 3 foldouts. B/w text illustrations. 30x21 cm. Paper. £45.00 Catalogue of an exhibition marking the 120th anniversary of the birth of this energetic modern Japanese painter. Shows screens, paint - ings and drawings. Illustrated throughout. Text in Japanese. 170 Finnemore, John: JAPAN. Peeps at Many Lands. London, 1909. vii, 88 pp. 11 colour plates, sketch map. 20x14 cm. Decorated cloth. Dustjacket with wear. £30.00 With twelve delightful fullpage colour illustrations from watercolours by Ella du Cane. An A&C Black publication, this one being the more popular edition from the Peeps at Many Lands series. With much on the boys and girls of Japan, Japanese games, the teahouse etc. 172 Franck, Harry A: GLIMPSES OF JAPAN AND FORMOSA. London, 1924. xi, 235 pp. text, frontispiece, 95 b/w illustrations. 21x14 cm. Later cloth. £25.00 Interesting account of travels in Japan and Japanese-ruled Formosa between the two World Wars by an avid American traveller. With unusual illustrations. Later cloth. 179 Gallery Edo Nishiki e Katsuhara: AN EXHIBITION OF UKIYO-E: THE WORLD OF EDO KABUKI FOCUSSING ON KUNISADA. Nagoya, 2006. 173 pp. 87 pp. colour plates. 30x21 cm. Paper. £35.00 Dealer’s catalogue of an exhibition showing 138 Japanese prints from the Edo period with scenes from various Kabuki plays. The ma - jority (109) are by Kunisada, the remainder by various other artists. Numerous colour plates. Ten page list of plates in English. Main text in Japanese. 185 GENSHOKU NIHON NO BIJUTSU 2: HORYUJI. (Japanese Art in Colour 2: Horyu-ji Temple). Genshoku Nihon no Bijutsu. Tokyo, 1970. 232 pp. Numerous full page colour plates and b/w illustrations. B/w text drawings. 36x27 cm. Cloth. £35.00 A well-illustrated work on the treasures of the famous Horyu-ji Temple, located near Nara in Japan.
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