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Paperback. Condizione: Near Fine. First Edition. Color Photographs; 4to 11" - 13" tall; 116 pages; 2019 Joan B. Mirviss, Ltd. Oversized paperback is tightly bound and exceptionally fresh in glossy photo pictorial covers. Profusely illustrated with color photographs of ceramic pieces from the exhibition. Text in both Japanes and English. Superficial shelf tap bottom front corner. Feels and appears unread and about as new. NF . Oversize book may require additional charges for expedited or international shipping.…

Soft cover. Condizione: Very Good. Presumed First Edition. Text is in English and Japanese. Presume first edition w/NAP, trade paperback, published in conjunction with the exhibition of the same title, the book has a minor skew to the binding, a hint of bowing to the text block, a moderate bump to the head of the spine with creasing to the covers and some pages, slighter bumps to the tail of the spine and the corners, and faint rubbing with a touch of edge wear to the covers. Otherwise, this is a solid, tight, clean Very Good copy.…

Softcover. Condizione: VERY GOOD. First Edition. Lovely art catalog. Vessel Explored, Vessel Transformed: Tomimoto Kenkichi And His Enduring Legacy. Full-color photos. Clean, unmarked interior, no highlighting, creasing, underlining or writing. Softcover book is clean and bright, shows very light edge, corner, shelf wear. No rips, chips, stains or tears. Binding is solid, square. Photos are of the actual item you will receive. Ships in box, quickly and with care. _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ SYNOPSIS & HISTORY: Remarkably, despite the popularity of modern Japanese ceramics in the West, Tomimoto Kenkichi is a relative unknown. In Japan, however, he is revered as the father of the field. Without him, Japan would not be in the preeminent position as champion of contemporary of clay art that it is today. This publication and exhibition, Vessel Explored/Vessel Transformed: Tomimoto Kenkichi and his Enduring Legacy, the first of its type outside of Japan, focuses on this remarkable artist and teacher. He was the most significant figure in the world of twentieth-century Japanese ceramics and his impact continues through his gifted and inspired former pupils and their talented students, many of whom are now professors of ceramics. Together they have transformed and surpassed the classical standard for functional ceramic excellence devotion to the ancient Chinese traditions or allegiance to the late16th-century Momoyama tea wares, and brought to their oeuvres a new, contemporary, and highly influential sensibility. Furthermore, this caused the ancient system of familial kilns and stylistic heritages to give way to university relationships that spawned artistic families of their own.…