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THE INRO HANDBOOK: Studies of Netsuke, Inro, and Lacquer
by Bushell, Raymond
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/Good
- Seller
-
Covina, California, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
New York and Tokyo: Weatherhill, 1979. First Edition. Hardcover. Very good/Good. Inscribed by Bushell to noted netsuke scholars Miriam and Robert Kinsey on the half-title, with Robert Kinsey's address label to the front flyleaf. "In addition to illustrating in color and discussing in detail 108 distinguished inro and their accompanying netsuke, as well as 18 related miniature objects, it presents highly informative essays on the making of inro, on pearl-shell inlays, and, in particular, on the materials and techniques of lacquer art, the last of these with 62 color photos. It also furnishes an extensive list of lacquer artists' signatures with 386 photos." Tall octavo. Original gray cloth binding, with silver titles. Light fading along the extremities of the boards. The dust jacket is rather edgeworn.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Johnson Rare Books & Archives
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 70130
- Title
- THE INRO HANDBOOK: Studies of Netsuke, Inro, and Lacquer
- Author
- Bushell, Raymond
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Weatherhill
- Place of Publication
- New York and Tokyo
- Date Published
- 1979
- Keywords
- Japan, Japanese Art, Inro, Netsuke, Lacquer, Carving, Fashion
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Johnson Rare Books & Archives
Biblio member since 2008
Covina, California
About Johnson Rare Books & Archives
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