Western Ephemera
89-page draft manuscript titled Repertoire par ordre alphabetique & pour chaque categorie d'art des noms des atistes japonais (des origines jusqu'a la revolution de 1868) accompagne de la reproduction en caracteres japonais des signatures et cacheta d'un tres grand nombre d'artistes ainsi que d'une notice sommaire sur les oeuvres d'art et leur technique. Translates as Directory in alphabetical order & for each category of art of the names of Japanese artists (from the origins until the revolution of 1868) accompanied by the reproduction in Japanese characters of the signatures and seals of a very large number of artists as well as a brief notice on the works of art and their technique. Written in 1912 at Hanoi, French Indochina, the author, Jean L-M Dumons, signs the document as a gift to his brother. Cover separated. B
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