Domestic Japan. ; Illustrated descriptions of articles used in Japanese daily life. First volume - Kitchen Utensils. [All published]
by NARUMO, Kinjiro
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- first
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Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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About This Item
This booklet focuses on a traditional domestic interior and features a beautiful double-page plate showing the layout and arrangement of a Japanese period home, showing respective zones for food preparation, cooking and the entertainment of guests. Items specifically illustrated and described include lacquer wares, a charcoal-burning stove, lanterns, wooden buckets and items used in the tea ceremony. A beautiful copy of a scarce work published for the English market.
Bibliography: Not in Cordier or Nipponalia.; Rogala Jozef 'A Collector's Guide to Books on Japan in English', 783. Booklet of eight leaves folded in the Japanese manner within original colour illustrated wrappers with silk ties, 165 x 236 mm., featuring a double page plate of a domestic scene, with additional illustrations of 76 wares.
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- Bookseller
- Rare Illustrated Books (AU)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 1614
- Title
- Domestic Japan. ; Illustrated descriptions of articles used in Japanese daily life. First volume - Kitchen Utensils. [All published]
- Author
- NARUMO, Kinjiro
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Yokohama Seishi Bunsha
- Place of Publication
- Japan
- Date Published
- 1895
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- CALIFORNIA-VBF interior design applied arts cookery books cooking kitchen utensils tea ceremonies Japan Japanisme lacquer wares Japanese Meiji period Meiji Restoration tools cook culinary art porcelaine tea cups teapots food preparation cuisine chef
- Bookseller catalogs
- Culinary;
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- Wrappers
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- Plate
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