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Art, design & architecture
Art Japonais
Guy Portier (expert, catalogue text)
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- Author
- Guy Portier (expert, catalogue text)
- Publisher
- Hôtel Drouot (Me Etienne Ader, Me Antoine Ader, Me Jean-Louis Picard, Me Jacques Tajan, commissaires-priseurs; expertise M. Guy Portier)
- Year
- 1972
- Edition
- Auction sale catalogue, IVe Vente of the Collection de Monsieur de G... · not confirmed
- Binding
- Paperback
- Dust jacket
- No
- Condition
- Good
About this copy
ART JAPONAIS: KOBAKO - INRO - NETSUKE Collection de Monsieur de G... (IVe Vente). Published for the Hôtel Drouot auction sale, Paris, 13 June 1972.
This is the original softcover auction sale catalogue documenting the fourth sale of the collection of 'Monsieur de G...', comprising Japanese kobako and suzuri-bako boxes, a suite of 100 inro in lacquer and ivory by noted lacquer artists (Chokosaï, Jokasaï, Kajikawa, Ritsuo, Somada, and others), and an ensemble of netsuke in ivory and wood by recognised carvers (Deme-Uman, Tomotada, Minkoku, Masanao, and others). Catalogue text and expertise by Guy Portier, assisted by auctioneers Me Etienne Ader, Me Antoine Ader, Me Jean-Louis Picard, and Me Jacques Tajan. Issued in illustrated paper wrappers, with a photographic plate of a carved snake netsuke/okimono on the front cover.
Condition
- Book
- Good – front wrapper shows toning/staining along the top edge and spine, with mild wear to the corners. Interior pages are clean and legible. No dust jacket, as issued.
This is a pre-owned book, and minor age-related wear may be present beyond what is specifically mentioned. All readily visible defects have been described to the best of my ability. Please see photos, which form part of the description.
Collector's notes
- French-language Hôtel Drouot sale catalogue for Japanese lacquer and ivory art, 13 June 1972
- Documents a named private collection ('Monsieur de G...'), fourth sale from that collection
- Includes a suite of 100 inro by major lacquer artists and a group of netsuke by recognised carvers
- Expertise and catalogue text by Guy Portier
- Useful reference for collectors of Japanese inro, kobako, and netsuke for provenance and comparison
This is a pre-owned book. Please look at every photograph: they show its true condition.
