A Selection of Fourteen Art Reference Books on Japanese Traditional Art
11 books and 3 pamphlets
Full listing in catalogue details
12 × 9 × 1 in (30.5 × 22.9 × 2.5 cm) (Largest)
Auction Estimate:$300 - $500
Sale date:March 11 - 25, 2025
Price Realized
$60
(including Buyer's Premium)
Provenance
From the collection of Dennis Reid
- An Introduction to Japanese Art” (Collection of the Art Gallery of Greater Victoria/No. 19) inscribed "Dennis Reid" on the inside cover;
- “The Pelican History of Art: The Art and Architecture of Japan” (Robert Treat Paine and Alexander Soper, 1975) inscribed "Dennis Reid" on the inside cover;
- “Images of Eighteenth-Century Japan” (Royal Ontario Museum, David Waterhouse, 1975) inscribed "Dennis Reid" on the flyleaf page;
- “The Roy G. Cole Collection of Fine Japanese Sword Fittings Lacquer and other Works of Art” (Sotheby’s New York, 1990) stamped by Dennis Reid (his name in Chinese characters);
- “Wie Verpacke Ich Fünf Eier - Kunst Des Verpacken in Japan” (The Japan Foundation, Tokyo and Japanese Cultural Institute, Cologne, 1981) stamped by Dennis Reid (his name in Chinese characters);
- “Momoyama: Japanese Art in the Age of Grandeur” (The Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1975) inscribed "Dennis Reid" on the flyleaf page;
- “Kamakura Museum” (The Kamakura Museum) stamped by Dennis Reid (his name in Chinese characters);
- “Japanese Sen Cha Ceremony Utensils” (Art Gallery of Greater Victoria, 1981) stamped by Dennis Reid (his name in Chinese characters);
- “Katchu to Token: An Exhibiton Organized By The Southern Alberta Art Gallery” (Southern Alberta Art Gallery, 1979) stamped by Dennis Reid (his name in Chinese characters);
- “The Roy G. Cole Collection of Fine Sosaku Hanga” (Sotheby’s New York, 1990) stamped by Dennis Reid (his name in Chinese characters);
- “Kakizaki Hakyo” Hokkaido Museum of Modern Art, 1979) inscribed "Dennis Reid" on the flyleaf page;
- “Utagawa Kuniyoshi” (Springfield Museum of Fine Arts, 1980) inscribed "Dennis Reid" on the flyleaf page;
- “Japanese Paintings in Canadian Collections” (Art Gallery of Greater Victoria, 1984) inscribed "Dennis Reid" on the inside cover;
- “Exhibition of Tōdaiji-Ji Treasures” (Tokyo National Museum, 1980) inscribed "Dennis Reid" on the flyleaf page;
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