Sharaku

132 pp. Gold silk cloth with Japanese calligraphic cover design. Over 150 illustrations in b/w. Glossary. Corners & spine tips rubbed, with short tear to spine head; front hinge started. Over half the book is a catalogue of Sharaku works known to date (1932), with 130 illustrations in text. This is followed by illustrated samples of drawings ready for print, fakes, and dubious specimens. The volume constitutes the 4th Annual of the Association for East Asian Art (Gesellschaft fur Ostasiatische Kunst). Text in German.