Japanese Prints
Rutland, VT & Tokyo: Charles E. Tuttle Company, 1959.
First Edition, First Printing. 257 [1] pp. Original gilt-stamped cloth in the publisher's pictorial dust jacket, housed in the original slipcase. Slipcase with moderate shelf wear and light scuffing; dust jacket price-clipped; book itself clean, in near fine condition.
An authoritative and beautifully produced survey of Japanese printmaking from the early masters of the Edo period to the modern artists of the twentieth century. Designed and printed in Japan to exceptionally high standards by Tuttle.
Michener’s text combines the perspective of a passionate collector with lucid commentary on history, technique, and aesthetics. A significant and collectible work on Japanese art and print history.
Price: $200.00