Description:
Wall Paintings in the Kondo Horyuji Monastery, Japan, published by The Benrido Press, Kyoto, 1951, with an introduction by Ichimatsu Tanaka, including thirty-six large size tipped-in plates printed on heavy stock, in color and collotype, showing views and details of this temple, both Japanese and English throughout, boxed, portfolio 24 x 18 1/2 in.
Provenance: Collection of Christopher and Roberta Bickford
Estimate $500-800
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Roberta Bickford, Kyoto, Japan
Suhyung Kim
Director, Asian Works of Art
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Helen Eagles
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