"Ko-ji Hô-ten". Dictionnaire à l'usage des amateurs et collectionneurs d'objets d'art japonais et chinois [...].

2 vol., lge 4to: 511, 509-[3]-137 pp.

Publ. wrappers. Good copy.

Reprint of this important reference work on Japanese and Chinese cultural objects, profusely and beautifully illustrated. This monumental historical encyclopedia deals with all the aspects of Japanese and Chinese art (porcelain, woodblock prints, painting, sculpture, tsuba, ...), gives the correct terms and names concerning the oriental art, a large amount of information on places, heroes, usages and traditions, artists' signatures, a summary of stories and legends of the country.
Ref. Arntzen & Rainwater E182.
Prov. Libr. stamp.
Joined: 1. Utamaro, K. - Prints of beautiful women: VII. Volume 7 Hiraki Collection. Japan, The Mainichi newspapers, 1970. - 2. Shunga, images du printemps. L'érotisme dans l'estampe japonaise. Ixelles, Musée d'Ixelles, 1989. (4 vol.)