Shigeru Awoki
by Michiaki Kawakita
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good Condition/No Dust Jacket
- Seller
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About This Item
Nihon Keizai Shimbun, Tokyo, 1972. First Edition. Hardcover (in Slipcase). Very Good Condition/No Dust Jacket. KAWAKITA, MICHIAKI. Shigeru Awoki, Tokyo: Nihon Keizai Shimbun, 1972.Folio, No. 48 of an edition of 1500, pp. iii, 87, 53 color plates tipped in, halftone illustration with catalogue raisonne, slipcased, all text in Japanese except for a three-page biographical introduction, which is in English. Not in Arntzen & Rainwater, OCLC and KVK locate one copy, at the Tate Library in London.Awoki (1882-1911), also known as Aoki, studied under Japanese masters and and apparently never left Japan but achieved of fusion of East and West that won acclaim but not fortune. His work is collected by Japanese and Westerners, with two major works registered in Japan as Important Cultural Properties. He died at age 28 of tuberculosis, somewhat of a failure by conventional measures, but, says Kawakita, "should be considered an artistic genius whose work, depending much on literary allusions, created within its incompleteness a world of art full of charm and grace."Condition of this book:Boards lightly worn with a small bump at bottom edge, sunned at spine. Slipcase worn but sound.Leaves clean and tight, images fine. Special Limited Edition, first issue in this format. Size: Large Folio (bigger than A3). Text is in multiple languages. Text body is clean, and free from previous owner annotation, underlining and highlighting. Binding is tight, covers and spine fully intact. All edges clean, neat and free of foxing. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Over 3 kilos. Category: Art & Design; Japan; 1900-1920; Reference. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 52008. . This book is extra heavy, and may involve extra shipping charges to some countries.
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- Bookseller
- Rarities etc. (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 52008
- Title
- Shigeru Awoki
- Author
- Michiaki Kawakita
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover (in Slipcase)
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good Condition
- Jacket Condition
- No Dust Jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Nihon Keizai Shimbun
- Place of Publication
- Tokyo
- Date Published
- 1972
- Keywords
- BZDB17 Art & Design; Japan; 1900-1920; Reference. Michiaki Kawakita Shigeru Awoki
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