Sculpture of Japan from the Fifth to the Fifteenth Century

  • London: The Studio, Ltd, 1959
By WATSON, William
London: The Studio, Ltd, 1959. First Edition. First impression. Folio (38cm). Black cloth hardcover; dustjacket; 220pp; 152 illustrations (many full page) reckoned in pagination. A fine, tight copy, free of markings or notable wear. In the original dustwrapper, very slightly creased along upper edge, still Near Fine, with original 65s net price intact at base of front flap. A handsomely-produced survey of Japanese three-dimensional artworks from the Asuka Period (538-671 C.E.) through the Kamakura Period (1185-1392 C.E.); illustrated throughout with finely-printed b/w photographic plates.

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