8th Nov, 2023 10:00

Asian & Islamic Art

 
Lot 417
 

417

Collection of books and auction catalogues on Asian Art

to include Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Indian, Nepalese, Himalayan and Southeast Asian Art

to include Sotheby's and Bonhams

including National Palace Museum, Ch,in Hsiao Director 'Great National Treasures of China', October 10th 1983; James Cahill, Parting the Shore, Chinese Painting of the Early and Middle Ming Dynasty 1368-1580; Jessica Rawson, Chinese Ornament: The Lotus and the Dragon monochrome and coloured illustrations 1984, The University of Michigan Ann Arbor by Richard Edwards and contributions by Ling-Yun, Shuh Liu, Steven D. Owyoung and James Robinson, 'The Art of Wen Cheng-ming (1470-1559) United States 1974-1975 and Sam Fogg Rare Books catalogue on an East Asian Books Sale covering China, Japan, Tibet, Burma, Thailand and Java,

including Sherman E. Lee, director, of The Cleaveland Museum of Art, 'FAR EASTERN ART' (Revised Edition), with illustrations in colour and monochrome,

including a Chinese folio-sized hardback book of paintings by Chi-Pi-Shi commencing with a portrait and introduction in black ink style by the artist followed by details of all the black and coloured paintings illustrated one to a page

a Japanese 362-page book entitled in gold lacquer upon a rounded spine on the subject of early iron and soft metal decorated Tsuba, illustrated two to a page in monochrome with details of artists, schools, and designs, with cardboard case with title on flat spine in black

an all-Japanese standard-sized book on Japanese iron Tsuba with details of artists and history,

a Japanese folio-sized issue of Japanese paintings found on furniture, such as screens and rooms by various schools including Kano, Hasegawa, Kaiho, Unkoku, Soga and Tosa 'Monochrome and coloured illustrations and with a list of the individual illustrations in English, printed in Japan 1967

a Japanese-printed folio-sized issue of Japanese Works of Art by famous artists including Tawaraya Sotatsu, Ho,ami Koetsu, Ogata Kenzan, Ogata Korin and others, covering subjects on calligraphy, paintings, screens, lacquer work, ceramics, including Raku ware and tea wares and scrolls,

a well-illustrated 262-page folio-size book, Decorative Arts of Japan, well illustrated, one item to a page in colour, General Editor Chisaburoh F. Yamada, Associate Editor Eric Sackheim and subject editors Ceramics - Fujio Koyama, Metalwork - Osamu Kurata, Lacquerware - Yuzurus Okada, Textiles - Tomoyuki Yamanobe, Captions translated by Toshizo Imai and Yuko Kobayashi, first edition 1964, published by Kodansha International, with cardboard storage case (11)

Sold for £30
Estimated at £50 - £80


 

Collection of books and auction catalogues on Asian Art

to include Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Indian, Nepalese, Himalayan and Southeast Asian Art

to include Sotheby's and Bonhams

including National Palace Museum, Ch,in Hsiao Director 'Great National Treasures of China', October 10th 1983; James Cahill, Parting the Shore, Chinese Painting of the Early and Middle Ming Dynasty 1368-1580; Jessica Rawson, Chinese Ornament: The Lotus and the Dragon monochrome and coloured illustrations 1984, The University of Michigan Ann Arbor by Richard Edwards and contributions by Ling-Yun, Shuh Liu, Steven D. Owyoung and James Robinson, 'The Art of Wen Cheng-ming (1470-1559) United States 1974-1975 and Sam Fogg Rare Books catalogue on an East Asian Books Sale covering China, Japan, Tibet, Burma, Thailand and Java,

including Sherman E. Lee, director, of The Cleaveland Museum of Art, 'FAR EASTERN ART' (Revised Edition), with illustrations in colour and monochrome,

including a Chinese folio-sized hardback book of paintings by Chi-Pi-Shi commencing with a portrait and introduction in black ink style by the artist followed by details of all the black and coloured paintings illustrated one to a page

a Japanese 362-page book entitled in gold lacquer upon a rounded spine on the subject of early iron and soft metal decorated Tsuba, illustrated two to a page in monochrome with details of artists, schools, and designs, with cardboard case with title on flat spine in black

an all-Japanese standard-sized book on Japanese iron Tsuba with details of artists and history,

a Japanese folio-sized issue of Japanese paintings found on furniture, such as screens and rooms by various schools including Kano, Hasegawa, Kaiho, Unkoku, Soga and Tosa 'Monochrome and coloured illustrations and with a list of the individual illustrations in English, printed in Japan 1967

a Japanese-printed folio-sized issue of Japanese Works of Art by famous artists including Tawaraya Sotatsu, Ho,ami Koetsu, Ogata Kenzan, Ogata Korin and others, covering subjects on calligraphy, paintings, screens, lacquer work, ceramics, including Raku ware and tea wares and scrolls,

a well-illustrated 262-page folio-size book, Decorative Arts of Japan, well illustrated, one item to a page in colour, General Editor Chisaburoh F. Yamada, Associate Editor Eric Sackheim and subject editors Ceramics - Fujio Koyama, Metalwork - Osamu Kurata, Lacquerware - Yuzurus Okada, Textiles - Tomoyuki Yamanobe, Captions translated by Toshizo Imai and Yuko Kobayashi, first edition 1964, published by Kodansha International, with cardboard storage case (11)

At present, there is no condition report prepared for this lot, this in no way indicates a good condition, please contact the saleroom for a condition report.

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Auction: Asian & Islamic Art, 8th Nov, 2023

 
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