SIX BOOKS ON JAPANESE LACQUER Lot n° 2

"Dean, M. & H. Japanese Lacquer - an Exposition by M. & H. Dean. Tokyo: Kyoto Shoin, 1984. First edition. 221 Pages, 141 colour illustrations, text in Japanese with list of plates and captions in English, silk slipcase. An important catalogue of a private collection of lacquer formed in a time frame of 10 years. A great number of netsuke are also illustrated and described. A beautiful work! Okada, Barabara. A Sprinkling of Gold: The Lacquer Box Collection of Elaine Ehrenkranz. Newark: Newark Museum, 1983. First edition. 144 Pages, 56 items illustrated, many in colour, glossary, bibliography, index. Catalogue of an exhibition of Japanese lacquer box collection of Elaine Ehrenkranz at the Newark Museum. The essays discuss how Japanese lacquer boxes are made, their materials, techniques, and evolution throughout the periods. Bourne, Jonathan et al. Lacquer - An International History and Collectors Guide. Wiltshire: Crowood Press, 1984. First Edition. 256 Pages, fully illustrated in colour and black and white. A very interesting and useful work on all matters concerning lacquer, from all countries. From the Oliver Impey Library. Tripp, Susan G.; Davey, Niel K. The Garrett Collection of Japanese Art: Lacquer, Inro and Netsuke. Oxford, United Kingdom: Dauphin Publishing (Oxford) Ltd, 1991. First Edition. 325 Pages, 480 illustrations, 230 in colour, text in English and Japanese, glossary, bibliography. An exclusive publication on the Garrett Collection, one of the earliest and most distinguished American collections of Japanese lacquer, inro, and netsuke. Barry Davies Oriental Art. Contemporary Lacquer - Unryuan, The New Generation. London: Barry Davies Oriental Art, 1993. First edition. 46 Pages, 28 objects illustrated in full colour, black and white illustrations. Glossary. Unryuan is a contemporary lacquer artist who works in traditional techniques but with the addition of his own genius. Exhibition catalogue from Barry Davi