Catalogue of rare lacquers, paintings, prints, porcelains, bronzes, embroideries, ivory carvings, crystal ball, swords and sword ornaments, ancient palace screens, buddhist statuettes, etc., etc. : belonging to Messrs. Yamanaka & Co. of Osaka, Japan, and New York
An 1896 auction catalogue issued by the American Art Association in New York for the sale of Japanese art belonging to Yamanaka & Company of Osaka and New York, aimed at collectors and dealers. The first picture shows a pair of lacquered writing cases, one open to reveal its inner tray, photographed in plain tones. The second shows a tea-bowl-like ceramic vessel with a ring handle set against a red cloth beneath a sheet of calligraphy, with a designer able to draw on its restrained earthy palette and the contrast of dark glaze against bright red.
