Designed for both layman and scholar, this comprehensive and authoritative reference allows users to find and identify over 11,000 names of Japanese artists and craftspeople, from all periods and in all media. It includes a section on reading dates, a list of 300 modified and debased characters, and an index of provinces and
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Designed for both layman and scholar, this comprehensive and authoritative reference allows users to find and identify over 11,000 names of Japanese artists and craftspeople, from all periods and in all media. It includes a section on reading dates, a list of 300 modified and debased characters, and an index of provinces and
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Add this copy of Japanese Art Signatures: a Handbook and Practical Guide to cart. $99.75, fair condition, Sold by Mullen Books, Inc. ABAA / ILAB rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Marietta, PA, UNITED STATES, published 1987 by Bamboo.
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Good-(Boards are moderately edgeworn/scuffed/smudged; spine is heavily worn at both ends; corners are bowed inward; textblock edges are lightly toned/scuffed/smudged/foxed; textblock is cracked; interior is lightly toned at the edges and lightly... Blue DJ with white lettering and design; blue boards with gilt lettering; 399 pp.; richly illustrated. English text and Japanese signatures.
Add this copy of Japanese Art Signatures to cart. $215.43, good condition, Sold by Bonita rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Newport Coast, CA, UNITED STATES, published 1987 by Charles E. Tuttle.
In my business I am always on the lookout for those reference books that are going to assist me in positively identify a work of art and it's maker. When it comes to Japanese artist, this book, "Japanese Art Signatures" is the best I have ever found. It is the most complete, easy to use and well organized reference book on the subject that exists on the market, it has been a truly indispensable part of my reference library.
R. Yates
President, Asian Antiquities
( http://asian-antiquites.com )