Publisher's Synopsis
This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1894 edition. Excerpt: ... a silver moon (?). On inside, green and white lacquer roughly painted on the black ground. Branch of lespedeza. Signed Hon-am1 Koyetsu (1558-1637). Lent by Mr. Stuart Samuel. 86 INRO. Ground, dark brown lacquer, resembling tortoise-shell. Decoration, incrustations of gold lacquer, mother-of-pearl and lead. Two hoes tied together, an owl seated on one of them. Risers of fine nashiji. Signed Tsuchida Soyetsu, aged 81. About 1680. Lent by Mr. M. Tomkinson. 37 INRO. Ground, dark brown lacquer, resembling tortoiseshell. Decoration, gold lacquer, mother-of-pearl and lead. Mast and sail of boat appearing over a bank or dike. Signed TSUchIda Soyetsu, aged 77. Lent by Mr. G. Salting. 38 Inro. Black lacquer ground. Decoration, gold lacquer and mother-of-pearl incrustation. Post of bridge, and mosquitoes dancing over a stream. Signed TSUchIda SSyetsu, aged 77. Lent by Mr. Stuart Samuel. 80 Inro. Dark ground, imitating tortoiseshell. Decoration, gold and silver lacquer in low relief. Fukurokuju. At the back, signature and seal of Sesshu (the great painter) in gold and red lacquer. Signed, at base, TSUchIdA SSyetsu, aged 71. Lent by Mr. G. Salting. 40 KoGO. Margins lined with pewter. Coarse nashiji, decorated with cranes of gold lacquer. 17th century. Lent by Mr. G. Salting. 41 SUZURI-BAKO. Writing Box. Black lacquer ground, decorated with gold lacquer and mother-of-pearl inlay. Clothes-rack (iko) with brocaded court robes and charm bag (mamori-bukuro). Attributed to TSUchIdA Soyetsu. Lent by Mr. Stuart Samuel. 42 Suzuri-bako. Writing box, in the shape of a battledore, the margins lined with pewter (okiguchi). Nashiji, with decoration of gold and black lacquer. Court scene, a Kuge" and ladies. Badge of two cranes at top (used by Nambu family)....
