Description

Hardcover, quarto size volume in heavy weave cream cloth lettered in red on spine and front cover, in price clipped dust-jacket and original publisher’s slipcase. 267 pages. Illustrated with 213 black and white and 42 color photographs; a double page map of Japan depicting the location of Japanese kilns and kiln sites and two mounted color plates (with tissue guards present) in the appendix regarding Japanese glaze compositions. Reprint, seventh printing. An authoritative guide for Westerners interested in traditional Japanese pottery, enhanced by the collaboration of Yomimoto, a nationally recognized pioneering Japanese ceramic artist. Sanders provides much technical information on ceramic techniques for both glazes and firing methods, making this an essential guide for both potters and collectors. No previous ownership marks. Toning to dust-jacket and cloth on spine and extremities. Slipcase is soiled but solid and intact, with no splits or tears. Very good in a good jacket and slipcase.