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Shigaraki the potters valley 1st Edition 1979 Japan. by Louise Allison Cort.
This is a study of one of the most influential ceramic traditions to emerge from Japan. It details the site of Shigaraki, its valuable wares and the potters who produced them, from their beginnings in the 10th century, to the present day. The farmer-potters of Shigaraki, a rural valley outside the ancient capital of Kyoto, have used distinctive local clays to produce fine wood-fired stoneware for over seven centuries. This study brings together all facets of the valley's fascinating political, economic and artistic history to present a comprehensive.
1979 first edition, Kodansha International (Tokyo, Japan),
For over seven centuries, potters of Shigaraki, a rural valley outside the Japanese city of Kyoto, have fashioned storage jars and tea ceremony wares from clay. This book examines the political, economic and artistic history of the valley.
Imperial bounty
Medieval wares
Tea-storage jars
Tea-ceremony wares
Kyoto and Shigaraki
Official tea jars
Glazed domestic wares
Response to Westernization
The hibachi era
Shigaraki today
Tokyo and New York: Kodansha International, 1979. 1nd printing. 428pp.
Burgundy cloth hardcover in publisher's unclipped dust jacket, in a tattered slipcase, orange lettering to spine, color map endpapers, copiously illustrated with color and black-and-white photographs, 428 pages.
A near fine copy - sharp corners, clean, bright - in an only slightly edge worn but otherwise very good dust jacket which is nicely preserved and displayed in the original sleeve.
Very Good book. Very Good dust jacket. large Hardcover in original slipcase.
(pottery, Japan, Shigaraki pottery)
Title: Shigaraki, Potters' Valley
Publisher: Kodansha USA Inc.
by Louise Allison author.
- Dimensions:Height: 12 in (30.48 cm)Width: 9 in (22.86 cm)Depth: 1.5 in (3.81 cm)
- Style:Folk Art (In the Style Of)
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- Date of Manufacture:1979
- Condition:inscribed in 1st page.
- Seller Location:North Hollywood, CA
- Reference Number:Seller: SHP9221stDibs: LU906830342672
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