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Lacquer an International History and Collector's gUIDE
Bourne, Jonathan
1990 10015195 Oversize, brand new, book jacket & plastic dust cover, hardcover, 256 gloriously illustrated pages with 330 including 135 in full color. Book covers entire history of Lacquer - ranging from the dramatic red, black and gold of Imperial China and Japan, via the richly worked lac of India and Persia, European 'chinoiseris' and American japanning to the bold brilliance of contemporary designs. Among the items illustrated, many of which have never before appeared in a book include: GOLD & SILVER SPLASHED 'INNO', carved wine bowl, gilded shrines, saddles inlaid w/mother of pearl, calligraphic book-covers and painted pen cases, sedan chairs, rococo commodes, ART DECO tables and chairs, dolls' furniture and screens 14 ft long. Included is a unique survey of Islamic lacquer about which very little has been published. STUDIO EDNS. 1851703454 / 9781851703456
Hardcover brand new hardcover out of Print
Price:
68.11 USD
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