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Elegant Perfection. Masterpieces of Courtly and Religious Art from the Tokyo National Museum.
by Brand, Heather (editor); Behr, Maiko (translations)
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/No Jacket
- ISBN 10
- 0300175930
- ISBN 13
- 9780300175936
- Seller
-
Ashmore, Queensland, Australia
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About This Item
Houston: The Museum of Fine Arts, 2011. 127pp, 26 col plates + few other col ills, notes. Or black cloth title and decorated in silver and purple. Some fading to spine. Published for exhibition of the same name. Among other things it includes essays by various experts on Buddhist art, Waka pottery, Nirvana paitings, sculpture of Dainichi Nyorai, Buddhist ritual implements, musical instruments, lacquer arts, ceramics of the Azuchi-Momoyama and Edo periods, Jomon period pottery and clay figurines. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. 4to.
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- Bookseller
- Lawrence Jones
(AU)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 046247
- Title
- Elegant Perfection. Masterpieces of Courtly and Religious Art from the Tokyo National Museum.
- Author
- Brand, Heather (editor); Behr, Maiko (translations)
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Edition
- First Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0300175930
- ISBN 13
- 9780300175936
- Publisher
- The Museum of Fine Arts
- Place of Publication
- Houston
- Date Published
- 2011
- Keywords
- Art Japan Japanese Courtly Religious Buddhist Exhibition Sculpture Pottery Ceramics Metalware Bronze Painting Textiles
- Bookseller catalogs
- Art and the Arts; Asia; ART / Ceramics;
- Size
- 4to
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About the Seller
Lawrence Jones
Biblio member since 2006
Ashmore, Queensland
About Lawrence Jones
I carry a general stock of approx 70000 titles of which only a small percentage is online. Viewing at my Ashmore bookrooms is welcome by appointment. While not specializing I have a good selection of art, natural history, military and surfing in stock. I also have many other non-fiction subjects, as well as approx 10000 paperback fiction titles on hand.
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