Price

£110.00

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Lac Lacquer Lacquest by Sydney L. Moss Ltd.

Sydney L. Moss Ltd publishes its long-awaited lacquer publication after several years of research, and of acquisitions in what will come to be regarded as a golden age of the availability of fine old inro.

Building upon our 2010 book "they are all fire and every one doth shine", the catalogue of the Elly Nordskog collection, Lac Lacquer Lacquest surveys the Moss crew's own ideas about what precisely makes great inro and other Japanese art lacquers.

Hollis Goodall contributes an essay about the impact of fox folklore on Japanese art, ‘The Single-Minded Duplicity of the Fox’, while Paul Moss presents intriguing information about French collectors of inro since the late 19th century; he also interprets important new Japanese research on the Koma lineage of lacquer artists, and writes in some depth about a few especially documentary Koma inro.

Throughout the 352 pages and 354 illustrations of this lavish hardback edition, beautifully and self-indulgently illustrating 125 highly worthwhile inro and 10 remarkable Japanese lacquer boxes, both old hands and neophyte collectors will find arcane yet enlightening information and extremes of aesthetic and technical achievement to make their hearts beat faster.

 

Published in 2014.

352 pages.

Copies can be ordered for £110 (USD$180) (Including VAT, excluding shipping) by contacting the gallery.

 

Price

£110.00

The BADA Standard

  • Since 1918, BADA has been the leading association for the antiques and fine art trade
  • Members are elected for their knowledge, integrity and quality of stock
  • Our clients are protected by BADA’s code of conduct
  • Our dealers’ membership is reviewed and renewed annually
  • Bada.org is a non-profit site: clients deal directly with members and they pay no hidden fees
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