Lot 34

A. Brockhaus, Netsuke. Versuch einer Geschichte der japanischen Schnitzkunst. 2nd. Ed. Leipzig 1909.

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€ 600
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€ 400
Lot: 34
Category: Geography and work of views
Brockhaus, Albert: Netsuke. Versuch einer Geschichte der Japanischen Schnitzkunst. Leipzig: F. A. Brockhaus 1909. 28,5 x 19,4 cm. With 53 colour illustrations on plates and 272 black-and-white illustrations in the text. XVI pp., 482 pp. Blue Orig leather with gold-embossed title and spine title. Gold-edged top

(The spine slightly faded.)

A superb copy of the 2nd edition. The standard work on netsuke (Japanese carving). – Includes a descriptive catalogue of the Brockhaus Collection and a list of netsuke artists.