Excerpt from Catalogue of a Valuable Collection of Japanese Works of Art: Pottery and Porcelain; Swords and Sword Guards; Inros, Kakemonos Netsukes; Wood and Ivory Carvings; Lacquers and Bronzes Sold to Close the Estate of the Late Rufus E. Moore; With Additions From the Private Collection of Mrs. Rufus E. Moore One section. Decorated with dragon medallions, surrounded by leaf scrolls in black and brown lacquer, with inlaid silver outlines. Metal disk netsuke. Carved metal ojime. 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.