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Japanese Prints From the Early Masters to the Modern
AUTHOR: James A. Michener
PUBLISHER: Charles E. Tuttle, 1959 (First Edition)
DIMENSIONS: 12 1/2 x 9 3/4 x 1 1/2 inches (hardcover)
PAGES: 287
TEXT: English
CONDITION: Sticker remnant and minor tears to dust jacket, book is in excellent shape
PRICE: $65.00
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The author, James Michener, is credited to have assembled the finest collection of Japanese prints in private hands. His collection was extensive in the number of impressions as well as its scope, as it encompassed an encyclopedic approach encompassing nearly the entire history of printmaking. This book reads as part work of scholarship and part memoir—laying bare his decades of experience as collector/connoisseur. As such, this book covers Japan's rich printmaking tradition from its inception to the creative moderns of Sosaku Hanga and represents one of the best overviews of the genre and an invaluable tool for both the novice as well as the aficionado.
Japanese Prints From the Early Masters to the Modern
AUTHOR: James A. Michener
PUBLISHER: Charles E. Tuttle, 1959 (First Edition)
DIMENSIONS: 12 1/2 x 9 3/4 x 1 1/2 inches (hardcover)
PAGES: 287
TEXT: English
CONDITION: Sticker remnant and minor tears to dust jacket, book is in excellent shape
PRICE: $65.00
SEE INSIDE BOOK HERE
CONTACT US TO PURCHASE
Details
The author, James Michener, is credited to have assembled the finest collection of Japanese prints in private hands. His collection was extensive in the number of impressions as well as its scope, as it encompassed an encyclopedic approach encompassing nearly the entire history of printmaking. This book reads as part work of scholarship and part memoir—laying bare his decades of experience as collector/connoisseur. As such, this book covers Japan's rich printmaking tradition from its inception to the creative moderns of Sosaku Hanga and represents one of the best overviews of the genre and an invaluable tool for both the novice as well as the aficionado.
Japanese Prints From the Early Masters to the Modern
AUTHOR: James A. Michener
PUBLISHER: Charles E. Tuttle, 1959 (First Edition)
DIMENSIONS: 12 1/2 x 9 3/4 x 1 1/2 inches (hardcover)
PAGES: 287
TEXT: English
CONDITION: Sticker remnant and minor tears to dust jacket, book is in excellent shape
PRICE: $65.00
SEE INSIDE BOOK HERE
CONTACT US TO PURCHASE
Details
The author, James Michener, is credited to have assembled the finest collection of Japanese prints in private hands. His collection was extensive in the number of impressions as well as its scope, as it encompassed an encyclopedic approach encompassing nearly the entire history of printmaking. This book reads as part work of scholarship and part memoir—laying bare his decades of experience as collector/connoisseur. As such, this book covers Japan's rich printmaking tradition from its inception to the creative moderns of Sosaku Hanga and represents one of the best overviews of the genre and an invaluable tool for both the novice as well as the aficionado.