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Lot 322

Japanese and Chinese Art: 13 Books

Estimate: $250 - $350

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A) The Women of Shin Hanga: The Judith and Jospeh Barker Collection of Japanese Prints. Edited by Allen Hockley. Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth College. Distributed by University Press of New England, Hanover, 2013. Softcover, 263pp. B) Butoh: Dance of the Dark Soul. A Sadev Book, Aperture, NY, 1987. Hardcover with DJ, 129pp. C) Tokaido: Adventures on the Road in Old Japan. University of Kansas Spencer Museum of Art, 1980. Softcover, 120pp. D) Japanese Design Motifs. Matsuya Piece-Goods Store. Dover Publications, NY, 1972. Softcover, 216pp. E) Modern Japanese Prints. Oliver Statler, Charles E. Tuttle Company, Rutland, VT and Tokyo Japan, 1959, third printing. 209pp. Hardcover, no DJ. F) Sharaku's Japanese Theater Prints. Henderson and Ledoux. Dover Publications, New York, 1984. Softcover, 337pp. G) Hiroshige: 100 Famous Views of Edo. Elvehjem Museum of Art, University of Wisconsin, 1982. Softcover, 52pp. H) Collector's Show of Traditional Soochow Woodblock Prints in Taiwan, ROC. Council for Cultural Planning and Development, Executive Yan, R.O.C. Taipai Fine Art Museum, 1987. Softcover (detatched), 317pp. I) All Men Are Brothers (Shui Hu Chuan) Translated by Pearl S. Buck, Illustrated by Miguel Covarrubias. The Heritage Press, NY, 1948. Hardcover, partial slipcase. 688pp. J) Traditional Woodblock Prints of Taiwan. Council for Cultural Planning and Development, Taipai Fine Arts Museum, Taipai, 1985. Softcover, 302pp. K) All Men Are Brothers (Shui Hu Chuan) Translated by Pearl S. Buck, Illustrated by Miguel Covarrubias. The Heritage Press, NY, 1948. Hardcover, partial slipcase. 688pp. L) Collector's Show of Traditional Soochow Woodblock Prints in Taiwan, ROC. Council for Cultural Planning and Development, Executive Yan, R.O.C. Taipai Fine Art Museum, 1987. Softcover (detatched), 317pp. M) The Art of the Traditional Chinese New Year Print. Council for Cultural Planning and Development, National Central Library, R.O.C., Taipai. 1991. Hardcover with DJ, 359pp.

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