Excerpt from Gems of Japanese Art and Handicraft V. From a Panel lacquered to represent old hammered copper. Upon this ground are ia crusted a large leaf and seed vessel of the nelumbium. A bird. And a spray of flowers, executed in enamelled faience. The blades of grass are of gilded bronze. 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.

Ceramics, glassware, cloisonne, metalware, wood and bamboo ware, lacquer ware, and fabrics, from the mid-6th century to the mid-20th century.