A Selection of Fourteen Art Reference Books on Japanese Modern Art

11 books and 3 pamphlets

Full listing in catalogue details

11.5 × 8.5 × 2 in (29.2 × 21.6 × 5.1 cm) (largest)

Auction Estimate:$300 - $500

Sale date:March 11 - 25, 2025

Price Realized

$84

(including Buyer's Premium)

Provenance

From the collection of Dennis Reid

- “Japon Des Avant Gardes 1910-1970” (Editions du Centre Pompidou, 1986) stamped by Dennis Reid (his name in Chinese characters); - “Naobumi Seimiya” (Museum of Modern Art, Kanagawa, 1997) stamped by Dennis Reid (his name in Chinese characters); - “Catalogue of the Migishi Kotaro Museum of Art, Hokkaido” (Kinya Kuso, 1981) inscribed "Dennis Reid" on the flyleaf page; - “Japanese Art at the Art Gallery of Greater Victoria” (The Art Gallery of Greater Victoria, 1972) inscribed "Dennis Reid" on the flyleaf page; - “Japanese Art: IV. Colour Prints” (Fernand Hazan, 1958) inscribed "Dennis Reid" on the flyleaf page; - “Japanese Art: II. Handscrolls” (Fernand Hazan, 1958) inscribed "Dennis Reid" on the flyleaf page; - “A Magnificent View: Flowers and Birds of Modern Japanese Painting (Hokkaido Museum of Modern Art, 1991) stamped by Dennis Reid (his name in Chinese characters); - “Morita Sai Exhibition” (Hokkaido Museum of Modern Art, 1980) inscribed "Dennis Reid" on the flyleaf page; - “The Age of Anxiety” (The Power Plant-Contemporary Art Gallery at Harbourfront Centre, 1995) stamped by Dennis Reid (his name in Chinese characters); - “Shōwa era Avant-Garde - Adventurers of Expression” (Itabashi Art Museum, 1991) stamped by Dennis Reid (his name in Chinese characters); - “The Museum of Modern Art, Kamakura” (Tadayasu Sakai, 1994) stamped by Dennis Reid (his name in Chinese characters); - “Time House Tatuso Miyajima” (Oakville Galleries, 1996) stamped by Dennis Reid (his name in Chinese characters); - “Divide and Rule: Yoshiko Shimada” (A Space Gallery, 1997) stamped by Dennis Reid (his name in Chinese characters); - “Japan at the Dawn of the Modern Age: Meiji prints from he Jean S. and Frederic A. Sharf collection (Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, 2001) stamped by Dennis Reid (his name in Chinese characters);