Japanese Painted Porcelain: Modern Masterpieces In Overglaze Enamel - Edited by the National Museum of Modern Art, Tokyo

Weatherill/Tankosha, Japan, 1980. First English Edition. Hardcover. Good Condition/Good. Why is it that art has to be old to be valued? Anthologies & studies of ancient Japanese ceramics have been published to exhaustion, but the contemporary masterpieces are often all but ignored. In the present book, however, a wide-ranging collection of modern Japanese porcelain pieces, originally assembled for a 1979 exhibition at the National Museum of Modern Art, Tokyo, have been gathered together in one finely crafted volume. These enameled porcelains, chosen from the works of fourteen contemporary artists, are presented in impressive, full-colour photographs. Some of the pieces are strikingly modern in design; others are traditional & somehow familiar. Allare exquisite representations of the best in Japan's contemporary porcelain..." There are dust marks on the vovers & the edges Size: 250mm - 320mm. 245 pages. Dust Jacket has some shelf-wear and bumping to extremities and corners. Dust Jacket price-clipped. Previous owner's gift inscription on first endpaper. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: 2-3 kilos. Category: Art & Design; Japan; ISBN: 0834815206. ISBN/EAN: 9780834815209. Inventory No: 17929. . 9780834815209