Author : American Art Association
Publisher : Forgotten Books
ISBN 13 : 9781391603247
Total Pages : 168 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (32 download)
Book Synopsis Illustrated Catalogue of the Very Notable Collection of Japanese Color Prints, Rare and Beautiful Impressions by the Great Masters, Forming the Private Collection of the Japanese Expert and Recognized Authority, Kenkichi Hirakawa, of Tokyo by : American Art Association
Download or read book Illustrated Catalogue of the Very Notable Collection of Japanese Color Prints, Rare and Beautiful Impressions by the Great Masters, Forming the Private Collection of the Japanese Expert and Recognized Authority, Kenkichi Hirakawa, of Tokyo written by American Art Association and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2018-08-25 with total page 168 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Illustrated Catalogue of the Very Notable Collection of Japanese Color Prints, Rare and Beautiful Impressions by the Great Masters, Forming the Private Collection of the Japanese Expert and Recognized Authority, Kenkichi Hirakawa, of Tokyo: To Be Sold at Unrestricted Public Sale at the American Art Galleries, on the Evenings Herein Stated Unfortunately, in the time of our Revolution, changes came, the fortune of Dr. Hirakawa and his collection of works of art were Swept away, and soon afterward the youth who was to become the future art collector lost both his parents. The poor young orphan went to Yeddo, that was to become the Tokyo of to-day, and entered the house of a large art dealer, where he stayed many years and took a deep interest in both business and art. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
