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The unique calendar "Kimono Calendar 1999" is a collector's rarity from Japan
Located in Алматинский Почтамт, KZ
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Beautiful Japanese outfits: Luxurious kimonos and traditional costumes captured in great
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1990s Japanese Used Japanese Books
Kimono as Art The Landscapes of Itchiku Kubota by Dale Carolyn Gluckman Book
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
-five masterworks by Japanese kimono artist Itchiku Kubota (1917-2003). Initially determined to unlock
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20th Century Japanese Used Japanese Books
Antique Japanese History Book Meiji Era, circa 1878
Located in Barcelona, ES
Antique Japanese History book Meiji era, circa 1878 Woodblock print book Book dimensions: 182
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1870s Japanese Meiji Used Japanese Books
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Paper
$357 Sale Price
57% Off
Antique Japanese Buddhism Book Edo Period, circa 1930
Located in Barcelona, ES
Antique Japanese Buddhism book Edo period, circa 1867 Woodblack print book Book dimensions: 226
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1930s Japanese Edo Used Japanese Books
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Paper
$364 Sale Price
61% Off
Reference Book Japanese Porcelain - Christies March Japanese Works of Art, 1988
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
Reference Book Japanese Porcelain & Art - Christies March 1988 Japanese Works of Art Auction
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20th Century Used Japanese Books
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Paper
$58 Sale Price
40% Off
Jutaku: Japanese Houses Book
Located in New York, NY
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Frenetic. Pulsating. Disorienting. Japan’s contemporary culture is constantly in flux, with a
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21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Used Japanese Books
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Paper
$25 / item
"Japanese Print Its Evolution and Essence" Book by Muneshige Narazaki
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
The Japanese print: its evolution and essence
Book by Muneshige Narazaki.
"In this book the author
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1970s Japanese Arts and Crafts Used Japanese Books
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Paper
"Flowers" A Collection of Antique Prints in Europe, Kaigai Inc. Japan
Located in San Francisco, CA
Approx. ninety four superb full page plates containing approx. 571
designs in colour. Plates are housed in a beige card folder and then
in a original slip case. The slip case has som...
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1990s Japanese Beaux Arts Used Japanese Books
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Paper
Fine Art Japanese Vase Arita Artist Fujii Shumei Winter Landscape, 19th/20th C.
By Fujii Shumei
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
such as magnolia are pressed against unglazed pottery like Japanese paper dyeing and bleeding Kuresu
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20th Century Japanese Showa Used Japanese Books
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Bronze
$1,539 Sale Price
45% Off
Frank Lloyd Wright and the Art of Japan: The Architects Other Passion
By (after) Frank Lloyd Wright
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Frank Lloyd Wright and the Art of Japan: The Architects Other Passion by Julia Meech
Harry N
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21st Century and Contemporary Japanese Mid-Century Modern Used Japanese Books
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Paper
The Very Small Home Japanese Ideas for Living Well in Limited Space 1st Ed
Located in valatie, NY
The Very Small Home: Japanese Ideas for Living Well in Limited Space Azby Brown and Kengo Kuma
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Early 2000s Japanese Used Japanese Books
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Paper
JAPAN - Michael Kenna - 1st Edition, 2003
Located in CA, CA
, hardbound in red silk cover, housed in a Japanese folding black silk chemise slipcase with Asiatic style
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Early 2000s Used Japanese Books
Materials
Paper
WA: The Essence of Japanese Design Book
Located in New York, NY
"Explores the beauty, essence, and enduring impact of Japanese design printed on craft paper and
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21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Used Japanese Books
Materials
Paper
$80 / item
Reference Book Japanese Porcelain - Takasu Toyoji: Kakiemon, Nabeshima
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
wares. Japanese text.
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20th Century Used Japanese Books
Materials
Paper
$83 Sale Price
40% Off
Quiet Beauty The Japanese Gardens of North America Book
Located in South Burlington, VT
Quiet Beauty: The Japanese Gardens of North America
by Kendall H. Brown, author & David M. Cobb
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20th Century North American Japonisme Used Japanese Books
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Paper
Japanese Cinema by Stuart Galbraith IV/Paul Duncan
Located in CA, CA
An amazing book exploring the work of the greatest Japanese filmmakers. Until recently, the Western
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Early 2000s Used Japanese Books
Materials
Paper
Reference Book - Soame Jenyns Japanese Porcelain, Arita Imari Kutani
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
Standard work about Japanese Pottery. Great starter book to build knowledge about Japanese Pottery
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20th Century Used Japanese Books
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Paper
$33 Sale Price
39% Off
Reference Book Chinese Japanese Porcelain - Glerum - Aan Tafel
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
Dutch language but easy to read with google translate on you phone. Interesting book about Dutch dinner culture in the 17th and 18th century. Including glasswork and porcelain.
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20th Century Used Japanese Books
Materials
Paper
The Peoples of North America, the Japanese Americans
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
The peoples of North America, the Japanese Americans.
Discusses the history, culture, and religion
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20th Century American Japonisme Used Japanese Books
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Paper
Reference Book Japanese & Chinese Porcelain: Die Porzellansammlung zu Dresden
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
Great book about the relation between Japanese and Chinese Porcelain. Advanced collectors
The
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21st Century and Contemporary Used Japanese Books
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Paper
$56 Sale Price
40% Off
Reference Book Chinese & Japanese Art – Oriental Works of Art
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
Reference Book Chinese & Japanese Art – Oriental Works of Art.
Oriental Works of Art. [exhibition
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20th Century Used Japanese Books
Awash in Color: French and Japanese Prints Chelsea Foxwell
Located in valatie, NY
Japanese and European art.
NPT Books, a division of Trent Antiques, has a large collection of used and out
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2010s American Used Japanese Books
Materials
Paper
The Life of Animals in Japanese Art, 1st Ed
Located in valatie, NY
The Life of Animals in Japanese Art. Published by Princeton University Press, 2019. 1st Ed
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21st Century and Contemporary American Used Japanese Books
Materials
Paper
KIMONO Vanishing Tradition - Japanese Textiles of the 20th Century
Located in CA, CA
Published by Schiffer Books 1st edition, 2001. Hardback English text.
This lushly illustrated book
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Early 2000s Used Japanese Books
Materials
Paper
Subjects Portrayed in Japanese Color-Prints by Basil Stewart
By Basil Stewart
Located in valatie, NY
Subjects Portrayed in Japanese color-prints by Basil Stewart. London: Degan Paul, Trench, Turner
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Early 20th Century British Used Japanese Books
Materials
Paper
Reference Book Chinese Japanese and European Porcelain, Restoring Porcelain
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
Dutch Language book about porcelain restoring. Readbale with google translate
The father of the china cabinet
Modern restoration methods for porcelain, earthenware and cloisonné
R...
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20th Century Used Japanese Books
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Porcelain
Reference Book Chinese Japanese Art - Kadotakai Oriental Art Catalogue
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
Kadotakai Oriental Art Catalogue
Different types of art
HoofdauteurKlompmakers Inge e.a.
HoofdredacteurT. Scholten
Tweede RedacteurI. Klompmakers
Co RedacteurS. de Munk
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20th Century Used Japanese Books
Materials
Paper
Reference Book Japanese Woodblock Prints – Surimono: Prints by Elbow
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
Title:Surimono: Prints by Elbow. Limited edition 766 of 1050
Catalogue
first edition Hardcover
1980 · Washington, D.C.
by Polster Edythe and Alfred H. Marks
Washington, D.C.: Lov...
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20th Century Used Japanese Books
Materials
Paper
$1,290 Sale Price
23% Off
Rare Reference Book Japanese Corean & Chinese Porcelain - Chinese, Corean, 1914
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
Chinese, Corean, and Japanese Potteries / Hobson, R. L.; Edward S. Morse; Rose Sickler Williams Published
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20th Century Used Japanese Books
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Paper
Awash in Color French and Japanese Prints by Chelsea Foxwell
Located in valatie, NY
Japanese and European art.
NPT Books, a division of Trent Antiques, has a large collection of used and out
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2010s American Used Japanese Books
Materials
Paper
The Traditional Arts of Japan by H. Boger, First Edititon
Located in valatie, NY
The Traditional Arts of Japan by H. Boger. Garden City: Doubleday and Co., 1964. First edititon
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20th Century American Used Japanese Books
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Paper
Audsley, George Ashdown and James, Lord Bowes ‘The Keramic Art of Japan’
By George Ashdown Audsley & James Lord Bowes
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
Audsley, George Ashdown and James, Lord Bowes ‘The Keramic Art of Japan’, Liverpool and London
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1870s English Used Japanese Books
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Paper
Tulsa (Japanese Edition from the Library of Aaron Rose), Larry Clark 1996
Located in Los Angeles, CA
collectors of photo books, contemporary art, and social history.
Located at our Los Angeles gallery.
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1990s Used Japanese Books
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Paper
Reference Book Japanese Porcelain: Nabeshima Wares Nihon Tohji Taikei Vol.21
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
Reference Book Japanese Porcelain: Nabeshima Wares Nihon Tohji Taikei vol.21
Nabeshima
Nihon Tohji
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20th Century Used Japanese Books
Materials
Paper
$83 Sale Price
40% Off
Reference Book Japanese Porcelain - Christie’s at the Hotel Okura, Tokyo, 1981
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
Including Kosometsuke, Ming, Qing and Japanese Porcleain. Also bronzes and lacquerware. A nice
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20th Century Qing Used Japanese Books
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Paper
Reference Book Chinese 7 Japanese Art– Collecting Oriental Antiques by Moorhouse
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
Reference Book Chinese 7 Japanese Art – Collecting Oriental Antiques – Moorhouse
Collecting
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20th Century Used Japanese Books
Japanese Porcelain Reference Book Ancient Ceramics of Kyushu - Kyoto Shoin, 1963
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
Ancient Ceramics of Kyushu
Nagatake, Takeshi
Tokyo, Japan: Toko Shoin, 1963.
Hardcover. dark cream
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20th Century Used Japanese Books
Materials
Paper
Rare Reference Book Japanese Chinese Art - Collections Jean Dollfus, 1912
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
A very rare 1912 catalogue. For advanced collectors
Collections Jean Dollfus : objets d’art de l’Extreme-Orient. Catalogue des objets d’art chinois et japonais . : dependant des col...
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20th Century Used Japanese Books
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Paper
$202 Sale Price
40% Off
Reference Book Chinese Japanese and European Porcelain - Poreselin Boek - Weiss
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
Dutch language but easy to read with google translate on you phone. Interesting book.
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20th Century Used Japanese Books
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Paper
Late 19th Century Antique Japanese Textile Sample Book 'Shima Cho'
Located in North Yorkshire, GB
This is a rare example of a "Shima-cho", which is a Japanese kimono textile fabric swatch book
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Late 19th Century Used Japanese Books
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Textile
Art Book–Chinese, Korean and Japanese Sculpture in the Avery Brundage Collection
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
Chinese, Korean and Japanese Sculpture in the Avery Brundage Collection Hardcover – January 1, 1974
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20th Century Used Japanese Books
Reference Book Chinese & Japanese Porcelain of All Countries - Hobson, R.L.
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
Porcelain__Oriental Continental and British (Porcelain of All Countries)
Hobson, R.L.
Title: Porcelain__Oriental Continental and British …
Publisher: Archibald Constable & Co. Ltd,...
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20th Century Used Japanese Books
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Paper
Sotheby's Japanese Prints, Paintings and Screens, New York June 18, 1990
Located in valatie, NY
Sotheby's Japanese prints, paintings and screens, New York June 18, 1990. First edition softcover
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1990s American Used Japanese Books
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Paper
Sotheby's Japanese Works of Art, Thursday 21st March 1991, Auction Catalog
Located in valatie, NY
Sotheby's: Japanese Works of Art, Thursday 21st March 1991. Sotheby's 1st Ed softcover. 382 lots
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1990s English Used Japanese Books
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Paper
Japan, the Place and the People by G.W. Browne, '1904'
Located in Langweer, NL
'Japan, The Place and the People' by G.W. Browne. Illustrated with over 300 colored plates and half
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Early 20th Century Used Japanese Books
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Paper
$166 Sale Price
20% Off
Reference Book Japanese and Chinese Porcelain: C.J.A Jorg - Oriental Ceramics
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
Great book by the godfather of porcelain writing. CJA Jorg. This is the best book to start a journey of oriental porcelain with. It has a great variety of pieces. Also pieces that a ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Used Japanese Books
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Paper
Shuhga Images of Spring Essay on Erotic Elements in Japanese Art, 1st Ed
Located in valatie, NY
Shuhga: Images of spring: Essay on Erotic Elements in Japanese Art
By Charles Grosbois. Nagel
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1960s Used Japanese Books
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Paper
Shigaraki the Potters' Valley 1st Edition 1979 Japan Hardcover Book by Louise Al
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Shigaraki the potters valley 1st Edition 1979 Japan. by Louise Allison Cort.
This is a study of
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Late 20th Century Folk Art Used Japanese Books
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Paper
Araki's Magnum Opus: Complete Book Collection 1-20 + Satchin and Mabo
By Nobuyoshi Araki
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
published in Japan in 1996 by Heibonsha Limited, Publisher.
21 books complete collection limited edition
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2010s Japanese Mid-Century Modern Used Japanese Books
Materials
Paper
$4,021 Sale Price / set
48% Off
The Architecture of Yoshio Taniguchi, by Yoshio Taniguchi, 1st Ed
Located in valatie, NY
development as an architect. Also includes as essay by another of Japan's leading architects, Fumihiko Maki
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1990s Japanese Used Japanese Books
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Paper
Nobuyoshi Araki Signed First Edition Book New York (Volume 4) With Drawing
By Nobuyoshi Araki
Located in Studio City, CA
A very engaging and quite scarce first edition softcover book with dust jacket by famed Japanese
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1990s Japanese Modern Used Japanese Books
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Paper
The English Country House by Olive Cook
Located in Bradenton, FL
. Kersting. Softcover book, published by Thames and Hudson of London in 1984. Printed in Japan, with 269
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1980s Japanese Used Japanese Books
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Paper
Contemporary Glass by Susanne K. Franz
Located in Bradenton, FL
N. Abrams, Inc. of New York. Printed and bound in Japan. 400 plates in full color, 264 pages.
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1980s Japanese Used Japanese Books
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Paper
Norman Rockwell, a Sixty Year Retrospective
Located in Bradenton, FL
. Printed and bound in Japan, 157 pages.
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1970s Japanese Used Japanese Books
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Paper
Caribbean Style
Located in Bradenton, FL
New York. Printed in Japan, illustrated, 290 pages.
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1980s Japanese Used Japanese Books
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Paper
$155
Paris by John Russell
Located in Bradenton, FL
and bound in Japan. Illustrated, 348 pages.
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1980s Japanese French Provincial Used Japanese Books
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Paper
The National Gallery of Art Washington by John Walker
Located in Bradenton, FL
dustjacket. Published by Harry N. Abrams, Inc. of New York. Printed in Japan, 1120 illustrations, including
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Late 20th Century Japanese Used Japanese Books
Materials
Paper
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Used Japanese Books For Sale on 1stDibs
An assortment of used Japanese books is available at 1stDibs. Frequently made of paper, cotton and fabric, all used Japanese books available were constructed with great care. Used Japanese books have been produced for many years, with earlier versions available from the 18th Century and newer variations made as recently as the 20th Century. Used Japanese books made by Mid-Century Modern designers — as well as those associated with Modern — are very popular at 1stDibs. There have been many well-made used Japanese books over the years, but those made by Daido Moriyama, Issey Miyake and Isamu Noguchi are often thought to be among the most beautiful.
How Much are Used Japanese Books?
Used Japanese books can differ in price owing to various characteristics — the average selling price at 1stDibs is $350, while the lowest priced sells for $29 and the highest can go for as much as $7,700.
Questions About Used Japanese Books
- How were book presses used?1 Answer1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022A book press was used to bind books with pressure. When a book is placed in the center of the press, the platen is lowered to firmly press the book to hold its shape. Today, book presses are a popular home decor choice for collectors and avid book readers alike. Shop a selection of vintage book presses on 1stDibs.
- 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022A Japanese temple is used for prayer and worship. Most temples in Japan are Buddhist. Sites used for Shinto religious practices are known as jinja or shrines. You can find a range of Japanese art, furniture and decorative objects on 1stDibs.
Lotus GalleryMarch 17, 2021A Japanese low screen was traditionally used while seated upon the floor. The low screen would block wind and drafts, provide limited privacy, and are often decorated with seasonal themes.
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