This is the 1985 Stated First Edition of THE CERAMIC ART OF OGATA KENZAM, by Masahiko Kawahara (1663-1743), being one of the titles of the Japanese Arts Library published by Kodansha International in Tokyo in a quarto measuring 7.25" x 10.25" containing 151 pp. illustrated with 30 color and over 80 black & white photos of these artisan's work. It is bound in cream and blue cloth titled in like blue on the front cover and spine and wrapped in a color pictorial dust jacket depicting the artisan's pottery. Laid into the book is a related postcard depicting a piece from the Burke collection. "This late 17th century artisan is considered to be the first independent artist-potterer in Japan, possessing an "entirely unfettered approach to concept and design".

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