Symbol and Substance in Japanese Lacquer: Lacquer Boxes from the Collection of Elaine Ehrenkranz Tapa dura - 1995

Weatherhill. Very Good +. 1995. First Edition. 0834803216 4to, 191 pp, VG+ in pictorial dust jacket. 55 Japanese lacquer boxes, illustrated in color photographs, with detailed descriptions of each. Includes a provenance listing; chemical analysis, glossary; bibliography. Nicely printed. .

Weatherhill, 1995. 191pp. Over sized navy cloth hardback with DJ, VG, inscribed and signed by collection holder Elaine Ehrenkranz, index, bibliography, glossary, color photos, Fifty-five examples of Japanese lacquerwork from the fifteenth to the eighteenth centuries, . Signed. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good.

New York: Weatherhill, 1995. Book. Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. large format hardcover, quarto bound in navy blue cloth and in publisher's non price-clipped dust-jacket. 191 pages. Glossary, Bibliography, Index. Illustrated with fifty-five examples of Japanese laquerwork from the fifteenth to the eighteenth century, most often with several full color photographs of each piece. Stated first edition, first printing with no other printings listed. A visual appreciation of the skill and artistry of pre-nineteenth century Japanese craftsmen, high-lighting the most important examples of their art assembled in the Ehrenkranz Collection, including scroll and document boxes, inkstone boxes, mirror boxes, incense containers, and a complete set for the incense ceremony. No previous ownership marks. A clean, square fresh and unmarked copy, like new. Dust-jacket shows incidental nick to bottom front tip at fold, else like new. Fine in a near fine dust-jacket. .

Weatherhill, 1995-08. Hardcover. Good.