Japanese Art & Handicraft

JAPANESE ART & HANDICRAFT by Henri L. Joly & Kumasaku Tomita first edition 1916.

An Illustrated Record of the Loan Exhibition Held in Aid of the British Red Cross in October-November, 1915. London, Yamanaka & Co., MCMXVI. Thick heavy folio, 2 parts bound in one, half morocco gilt with 8 colour plates, 162 black and white plates, 1,376 items illustrated.

This catalogue shows the exhibited items collected from the biggest collectors of Japanese art at the time including pieces from the royal collection. The exhibition was to raise funds for the Red Cross Charity during WWI.

Only 175 copies were made this being number 46.