On the Laws of Japanese Painting An Introduction to the Study of the Art of Japan

New York: Dover Publications, 1951. Hardcover. Very Good in Fair dust jacket. DJ has a 3.5" tear up from the bottom of the spine; a 1" chunk missing from DJ on top of spine; tears and bumps along the top and bottomedges; some foxing present on DJ; DJ in mylar protector. ; With prefatory remarks by Iwaya Sazanami and Hirai Kinza. Plates explanatory of the foregoing text on the Laws of Japanese Painting: The Eight Ways of Painting in Color, called the Laws of Coloring (8 pages/plates intact: Plate IX - XVI) ; Illustrations of Principles for Painting Landscapes, Birds, Pine and Other Trees and Winding Streams (6 plates: Plate XVII - XXII) ; The Eight Laws of Ledges for Painting Mountains, Rocks and Cliffs (Plates XXIII - XXVI) ; Illustrations of Other Laws for Painting Trees and Rocks (Plates XXVII - XXXI) ; The Twelve Laws of Dots for Painting Near or Distant Trees and Shrubs (XXXII - XXXVII) ; Illustrations of the Laws for Painting Waves and Moving Waters (Plate XXXVIII - XL) ; The Eighteen Laws for Painting the Lines of the Garment ( Plate XLI - XLIX) ; Illustrations of the Various Laws for Painting the Orchid, Bamboo, Plum and Chrysanthemum, Called the Four Paragons (Plate L - LIII) ; Illustrations of Various Subjects Peculiar to Japanese Painting (Plate LIV - LXVI). ; B&W Illustrations; 6 1/2 x 9 1/2"; 117 pages.