Softcover
1951 · Tokyo
by Yabuta, Shinji
Tokyo: Foreign Affairs Association of Japan, 1951. Softcover. VG, clean and tight. Only flaw is age toning to last quarter inch of back cover from head to tail of spine.. Grey, pearlized rice paper with white title block and black titling. Japanese binding. 19 pp. with 1 color and 4 bw plates; occasional smallbw symbols. A brief study of Nurimono, a traditional Japanese handicraft of lacquerwear. Written by Shinji Yabuta, himself an artist of this genre. With information about the history, technique, artists, and selected specific pieces. A lovely, informative book.
(Inventory #: 152846)