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Five Books on Asiatic Art

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Auction: Discovery - 2807TLocation: MarlboroughDate / Time: May 14, 2015 10:00AM

Description:

Five Books on Asiatic Art, The Metropolitan Museum of Art's Japanese Prints (New York, 1947); Japanese Painting and Sculpture, exhibition catalog (New York, 1953); a hardcover copy of Helen Rubissow's Art of Asia (New York, 1954),in a dust cover; Seiroku Noma's Ancient Japanese Gilt Bronze Buddhas (Kyoto, 1952),with a sketch of Gwannon (Avalokitesvara) by the author, in a dust cover; and a book on Asiatic art by H.F.E. Visser (Amsterdam: De Spieghel; New York: The Beechhurst Press, 1948),the 511-page catalog including 214 black-and-white plates and eight color plates, the cover in black publisher's cloth with gold printing, 12 1/2 x 10 in.
Estimate $75-125

Slightly bumped corner, minor soiling and rubbing, slightly sunned spine, loose binding on one book, else fine.


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Keywords

The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Helen Rubissow, Kyoto