Folio, red boards (hardcover), gilt letters, 248 pp + 37 plates. Near-Fine in a Near-Fine dust jacket. From dust jacket: The Grammar of Japanese Ornament combines in one large-format volume a selection of the finest examples of oriental ornamentation in a range of media; lacquer, carving, metalwork, embroidery, enamel, pottery, textiles, encrusted work, painting and drawing. For hundreds of years, with ready access to such exotic materials as mother-of-pearl, tortoiseshell, coral, ivory and colored woods, generations of Japanese craftsmen working under the patronage of the great feudal Dai... View More...
