Japanese, Chinese, Oriental Art:

Kim, Lyun-Joon. COLLECTED ART SONGS OF LYUN-JOON KIM (VOLUMES I, II, III, IV) (*signed by Kim)
Seoul 1974 National Music Research Society. Korean songs, music and lyrics. 4 volumes. Sm.4to., 288pp. (volumes I and II are in English), 286pp., (volumes III and IV are in Korean) illustrations, matching stiff wraps in matching cardboard boxes. **Signed presentation set from Mr. Kim (signed in English with Korean red stamped letters). VG plus in Good boxes, a bit worn. Volumes I and II are in one box; Volumes II and IV are in individual boxes. 4 volumes. (a11627)
$75.00 Vallade, Robert . FRANCE ROMANE AQUARELLES DE YOSHIRO AMITANI
Osaka n.d. (c. 1985). first edition. Hardcover. Text in French and Japanese. lg4to. 95pp., illustrations. Owner signature on front free fly leaf o/w Fine in Fine DJ. (a23013)
$60.00Ki-Mun, Kim. KOREA THROUGH HER ARTS (with dust jacket)
Seoul 1964 1st Yesul Chunchu Sa. 4to., 445pp., fully illustrated with monochrome and mounted color illustrations, hardcover. Includes six recordings in sleeves, and separate appendix laid in (8vo., 11pp., wraps.) Removable owner presentation inscription tipped in. Book is Good plus, top corner bumped on cover and throughout text; front inner hinge paper is just beginning to crack. In Good DJ, light wear and fraying on dj. In original, publisher's Box which has mounted paper label ; box is in near Good condition with wear. (a25412)
$45.00 Hillier, J. . CATALOGUE OF THE JAPANESE PAINTINGS AND PRINTS IN THE COLLECTION OF MR AND MRS RICHARD P. GALE 2 VOLUMES (COMPLETE)
London 1970 1st Sawers-Valansot. 2 hardcover volumes, complete. 4to., 567pp., 286pp., color and monochrome illustrations, cloth. Near Fine in Fine glassine covers. No ownership marks. In Good box (box has some tearing along some corners and edges), with mounted color illustration on front. (a26159)
$79.00 Anesaki, Masaharu . ART, LIFE, AND NATURE IN JAPAN
Boston 1932. Marshall Jones. Hardcover. Octavo.,178pp., illustrations, index, cloth. Good plus, light wear, corners worn, no DJ. (a29023)
$25.00Lee, Hye-ku. KOREAN CLASSICAL MUSIC INSTRUMENTS (signed)
Korea 1959 (preface date) Ministry of Public Information. National Classical Music Institute. In English. Octavo, 38pp., wraps. No illustrations, as issued, just verbal descriptions. Owner inscribed. Signed by Lee. VG. (a33500)
$35.00 (japanese art) . L'ART JAPONNAIS
Paris 1947. La Grammaire des Styles. 8vo., 63pp., illus., wraps. Good, wraps a bit worn and soiled. (a35023)
$30.00Faulkner, R. F. J. and Impey, O. R.. SHINO AND ORIBE KILN SITES
Oxford 1981. A loan exhibition of Mino shards from Toki City at the Ashmolean Museum Oxford, February 1981 and the Groninger Museum, Groningen, April 1981. Sm 4to., 96pp., many color and monochrome illustrations, wraps. Near Fine. (a35090)
$39.00 Dwyer, Bill . ORIENTAL ARTISTS DECORATIVE (FREE BRUSH) PAINTING PICTURE WRITING LESSONS 1 AND 2
Horse Shoe (North Carolina) 1967 Oriental Artists. 4to., unpaginated (about 100pp.), illustrated, wraps bound with brass studs. Good, light wear. (a35106)
$35.00 Hobbs, Robert and Chip Tom . HONG KONG NOW
Seattle 1997. Exhibition Catalogue. Includes essay (43pp.) by Robert Hobbs. 4to., 63pp., photo illustrations, wraps. Fine. (a36423)
$22.00 Suk, Chul-Joo . SUK, CHU-JOO EXHIBITION
Seoul 1991. Text and captions in Korean and English. Lg.4to., about 18 leaves of color illustrations (mostly printed on rectos only), stiff wraps, VG. (a41397)
$35.00Roppo Kobe Collection. KOBE ROPPO WO IAIHIN TENKAN ZUROKU (COLLECTION OF ART OBJECTS, MOST PAINTINGS, OWNED BY MR. ROPPO KOBE)
Tokyo 1927 Exhibition held at Tokyo Bijutsi Kanubu. Catalogue published by Tokyo Bijutsi Insatsu Sha. Tall 4to., stringbound wraps cased in clothcovered folding limp hardcover boards with the original two ivory clasps present. Text on glossy stock with nearly every page a photo of calligraphy or painting . VG in Falrly Good case, a bit worn at corners. (a43044)
$125.00 (japan art) . JAPANESE ART AND ANTIQUES
Kyoto 1940 or 1941, No Kenkyo. In Japanese, except for plates which are titled in Japanese and in English. 4to., about 40 pages followed by 45 plates on heavy stock showing halberds, swords, jade objects and white pottery bowls and jars, hardcover. Good, covers a bit bowed, lightly stained, top corner gently bumped throughout. (a43084)
$65.00 (circus) . VIVA CIRCUS
1988. Modern sculpture based on circus theme. In Japanese. 4to., about 50pp., color photo illustrations, stiff wraps with colorful DJ. VG in VG DJ. (a45079)
$50.00 (israel) . CATALOGUE OF THE OPENING EXHIBITION OF THE MUSEUM OF JAPANESE ART AT HAIFA
Haifa 1960. In English. 8vo., about 50pp., monochrome plates, wraps. VG. (a45310)
$22.00 Shokoh, Miura . THE THEORY AND METHOD ON 'IN TO THE FRAGMENT'S'
Tokyo 1988 1st edition Kouhansha. Avantgarde concept art. Limited edition. Text in English and in Japanese. 4to., about 40pp., 22 color illustrations of artwork, white printed boards. Good, boards a bit soiled, no DJ. (a45599)
$65.00 (ceramics) . SELECTED CATALOGUE OF THE MUSEUM YAMATA BUNKAKAN NARA
1960. Sm.4to., many monochrome and color photo illustrations (identified in Japanese and English) of ceramics and paintings, wraps. VG. (a53987)
$30.00 Koizumi, G. . LACQUER WORK A PRACTICAL EXPOSITION OF THE ART OF LACQUERING TOGETHER WITH VALUABLE NOTES FOR THE COLLECTOR
London 1923 Pitnam. Foreword by Lt.Col E. F. Strange. 4to., 45pp., 36 monochrome photo plates. Hardcover, black cloth with attractive full gilt-decorated front board with red lettered title. Near Fine (no faults, no ownership marks, faint indentation line on rear board; in Fair dj, dj has some chips and tears. (a56887)
$94.00 (japan) . BOOK IN JAPANESE ON FISHING AND USING FISH TO MAKE PAINTINGS AND WATERCOLOR DRAWINGS
1955 Japan Publications, Inc. In Japanese. Sm.4to., monochrome and color photo illustrations, stiff wraps with dust jacket. VG in VG DJ. (a57166)
$22.00

(japanese art) . SEISEN BIJUTSU FINE ART OF WORLD OF THE SACRED WAR
1939 Rikugun Bijutsu Kyokai. In Japanese. Folio, blue cloth covered folding case with ivory clasps and mounted calligraphic panel on front board. Inside is gold cloth -covered string bound volume of hundreds of monochrome illustrations and a few mounted color illustrations of artwork. Book Near Fine, folding case VG plus. Rare. Beautiful. (a57895)
$600.00 (floral art) . JAPANESE BOOK ON USE OF FLOWERS FOR DECORATION
Tokyo (?) 1967. In Japanese. Sm.4to., 166pp., numerous color and monochrome photo illustrations on the use of flowers for decoration, dress, etc., original printed hardcover. VG in VG DJ, light wear. (a58356)
$45.00 (korean art) . CHOI, SUN-MYONG 1993
Seoul 1993 Inkong Gallery. Exhibition Catalogue. Minimalist modern art painting. Text in Korean and English. Sq.8vo., 27pp., color illustrations, wraps. VG, light wear. (a58406)
$30.00 (japan) . NCAF NAGOYA CONTEMPORARY ART FAIR APRIL 1990
Nagoya 1990. 4to., 30pp., color illustrations, red stiff wraps. VG, some cover wear. (a58420)
$35.00 Dick, Stewart . THE ARTS AND CRAFTS OF OLD JAPAN
Edinburgh 1904 T. N. Foulis. Sm.8vo., 153pp., illustrations, original decorated boards. Pencil notes on front free blank. Near VG, spine label chipped, ome foxing, offsetting on front and rear endpapers, corners a but worn. (a58459)
$30.00 (auction catalogue) . JAPANESE WORKS OF ART PROPERTY OF LATE EDWARD D. KING AND COUNT ALFONSO P. VILLA (CATALOGUE 2851)
NY 1969 Parke Bernet Galleries. Octavo, wraps. 23p. photo illus.Fine. (a60521)
$20.00 (japanese art) . JAPANESE WORKS OF ART PROPERTY OF LATE EDWARD D. KING AND OTHERS (CATALOGUE 2801)
NY 1969 Parke Bernet Galleries. Octavo, 48pp., photo illustrations, original wraps. Fine. (a60522)
$25.00 (japanese art) . JAPANESE WORKS OF ART PROPERTY OF MRS ELMER CLAAR AND OTHER SOURCES (CATALOGUE 2926)
NY 1969 Parke Bernet Galleries. Octavo, 35pp., photo illustrations, original wraps. Fine. (a60523)
$24.00Okamura , Kichiemon. ORIGINAL ARTWORK: 7 WOODBLOCK PRINTS OF IYOMANTE (AINU) BYRATORI
4to. (12 x 14 inches), title page in black woodblock printing or kappazuri stencil print plus 6 stunning original woodblock or kappazuri prints in black, red and orange color, on moderately heavy rice paper. All 7 prints are signed and titled by Okamura in pencil on lower margin, and have artist's Japanese stamp in red ink on lower left. Prints are housed in custom-made high quality cloth-covered folding case with original mounted woodblock print on front board. Case is near Fine; prints are Very Fine. Beautiful! (a60604)
$470.00Yabuta, Shinji. NURIMONO
Tokyo n.d. (c. 1950) Foreign Affairs Association of Japan. Japanese varnish ware. Octavo., 19pp. (accordion style), 5 full page photo plates, original fancy paper wraps with string binding. Full page ink inscription from previous owner on half title. Good Plus. (a61029)
$22.00 Smith, Bradley . JAPAN A HISTORY IN ART
NY 1964 1st (stated, but was preceeded by a limited edition) Simon and Schuster. Hardcover. Lg.4to., 295pp., fully illustrated with strong colorful illustrations, bound in coarsely textured brown cloth with bold gilt lettering in Japanese on front and gilt lettering on spine in English. Inscribed and signed by Bradley Smith. Near Fine, spine lettering slightly worn. In clear glassine DJ. (a61034)
$25.00 With, Karl . BILDWERKE OST UND SUDASIENS AUS DER SAMMLUNG YI YUAN
Basel 1924 Schwabe. In German. Hardcover. 4to., 112pp., Fully illustrated with photo illustrations of Southeast Asian, Japanese and Chinese sculptures and artwork, cloth. Good plus, cover a bit foxed and lightly soiled, no DJ. No ownership marks. (a61153)
$45.00 (japanese painting) . MODERN ART WORK OF JAPANESE PAINTER 1968 - 1981 (TITLE IN JAPANESE) ISBN 4-7630-8120-9
Japan 1981. ISBN 4-7630-8120-9. Art work of modern male Japanese painter. Copy No. 429. Text entirely in Japanese. Lg.4to., 296pp., full page photo portrait of artist, color and monochrome illustrations, original black cloth with red lettering in Japanese on spine and front. Fine, in original VG Box. (a63497)
$120.00 Yamada, Masayoshi . YAMADA AMOURS ASSIS
Paris 1988 Galerie Claude Samuel. Exhibition Catalogue. In French. Sm.4to., 8pp., color illustrations original wraps. Near Fine. (a65791)
$25.00 (art) . OSAKA CONTEMPORARY ART FAIR '91
1991. Xaravel Co. Lg.4to., 52pp., monochrome and color illustrations, original wraps. Near Fine. (a68844)
$45.00 (art) . JAPANESE ART SCREEN PAINTINGS, FAN PAINTINGS, AND LACQUER, COVERING A PERIOD OF OVER SIX HUNDRED YEARS
Toledo 1938 Toledo Museum. Large octavo, 262 items described, photo illustrations (5pp.)< original wraps. Good, cover a bit soiled. (a68856)
$36.00 Yunsook Park . EXHIBITION CATALOGUE FOR SHOW OF JUNSOOK PARK AT KWANHOON GALLERY
Korea 2007. Modern art, reminiscent of Andy Warhol. Text in Korean and English. 4to., 12pp., color illustrations, wraps. VG. (a72134)
$45.00 Fukui, Kikusaburo . JAPANESE CERAMIC ART AND NATIONAL CHARACTERISTICS
Tokyo c. 1926. Hardcover. Text half in English, half in Japanese. Octavo, over 100pp., foldout map of centers of Ceramic production in Japan, 62 plates in color or monochrome showing many pieces of ceramic artwork, pictorial cloth over boards. Owner signed. Good, cover cloth is tearing at sides of spine and corners and browned on spine. Valuable reference book for collectors of Japanese ceramics. (a74062)
$64.00 (japan) . DIE KUNST DES ALTEN JAPAN
Basel 1935, Exhibition Catalogue, Gewerbemuseum, Basel. Octavo, 51pp., photo iilustrations, original ivory wraps. A few red pencil lines in text. Good. Scarce. (a74962)
$45.00 (korean art) . SUK CHUL-JOO EXHIBITION
Seoul 1991. Dong San Bang Gallery. Exhibition catalogue of Modern Art.Text in English and Korean. Lg.4to., color illustrations, original wraps. VG plus, light cover wear. (a78001)
$45.00