A Brief History of Pictorial Japan

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[Important Discussion of the Schools of Japanese Pictorial Art and Key Artists]. 14 collotype plates (2 fold-up), 8vo (6 x 9 in), hand colored (stenciled) covers, decorative string ties with leather eyelets, top edge in gilt, double folded leaves, 2 page index of artists, 81 pp. The plates are not numbered but are included in the page count of 81 pp. Each plate has a descriptive caption. A concise history of pictorial art in Japan. Begins with 660 B.C. and ends with the close of the Meiji era (1912). During each era there is an introductory historical comment and this is followed by comments on the various Schools of pictorial art and the primary artists of the schools. Comments regarding the individual artists are generally brief, a sentence or two. The 14 black and white collotype plates depict key art during the various periods. There is ambiguity regarding dating the book. The title page states "1919" but the colophon lists Taisho 5 (1916) as the printing and publication date. The author's preface is dated 1916. Perhaps the date on the title page is an error. It appears there was only one edition of this book and the colophon lists only one printing. ~~ Condition. The book is in Very Good condition. The two decorative string ties are missing. The book is very clean internally and I would rate it Fine were the string ties present. N° de ref. del artículo 1919040408

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