Author: (Koyama, Fujio; Tanaka, Sakutaro; Fujioka, Ryoichi; Mitsuoka, Tadanari; and Mizuno, Seiichi; editors).
Title: Sekai Toji Zenshu: Catalogue of World's Ceramics... . Volume 1. Japan: Prehistoric. Proto-Historic, and Early Historic Periods. (Jomon, Yayoi, Haji and Sue Potteries and Haniwa). (Volume 1 Only of a 16 Volume Work).
Description: (Japan): (The Zauho Press & The Kawade Shobo), 1958. 1958. - Quarto,12 inches high by 8-1/2 inches wide. Dark tan cloth with the Japanese calligraphic title in gilt on the spine and a decoration in blind on the cover. The collation is as follows: a tipped-in 17 page English booklet, Japanese title followed by [4] pages, 128 pages of black & white and color illustrations, [1] blank, pages 147-310, pages 1-4 & [1] leaf with most of the text printed and bound from right to left. Additionally there are profuse textual illustrations. A red & green chop mark is tipped-in at the top of the copyright/colophon page. There is a short tear to the front edges of a very pages, not affecting the images. There is some light creasing. Deacquisitioned by "The Museum of Primitive Art Library" with their "canceled" embossed blind stamp on both the Japanese title page and the title page of the English booklet. Very good. Volume 1 only of a 16 volume work. Complete in itself. The text is printed in Japanese calligraphy with a 17 page English translation of the description of the plates, with it's own title page, tipped-in. Very good .

Keywords: ART; DECORATIVE ART; CRAFTS; CERAMICS; JAPANESE; ASIAN; SEKAI TOJI ZENSHU: CATALOGUE OF WORLD'S CERAMICS; VOLUME 1; JAPAN; PREHISTORIC AND EARLY HISTORIC PERRIODS; JOMON, YAYOI, HAJI AND SUE POTTERIES AND HANIWA; FUJIO KOYAMA; SAKUTARO TANAKA; RYOICHI


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