A vindication of the decorated pottery of Japan (1891)
Bowes, James Lord, 1834-1899 · [Liverpool] : Printed for private circulation [by D. Marples and Co., Ltd.] · leaf 14
the renderings of the marks in my volume are substantially correct, for they have been passed under review by four accomplished native scholars. In conclusion, permit me to say that I should welcome discussion upon so interesting and important a subject as the right appreciation of Japanese keramic… … The Kakuregasa, or Concealing Hat, the wearer of which can at will render himself invisible to those around him.
Bowes, James Lord, 1834-1899 · Pottery, Japanese
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