Publishers’ Circular (1880-1890), 1st April 1886, Edition 1 of 1, Page 350

IMPORTANT WORK ON JAPANESE ART . THE PICTORIAL ARTS OF JAPAN . ILLUSTRATED WITH EIGHTY PLATES Executed by Chromolitliograpliy , Photogravure , and ITative Engravings on "Wood and Copper , And a Large Number of Woodcuts , etc ., printed in the Body of the "Work : WITH GENERAL AND DESCRIPTIVE TEXT BY WILLIAM ANDERSON , F . R . C . S . Late Medical Officer to H . MJs Legation in Japan , AUTHOR OF ' A DESCRIPTIVE CATALOGUE OF THE COLLECTION OF CHINESE AND JAPAXBSE \ pictures in the British mijskum' ( in the press ); AND ABTICLKS ON" PICTORIAL AND GLYPTIC ART IN THE * HANDBOOK FOB JAPAN , ' ETC . PABT II . NOW BEADY , IFGR / OSIP ZEOTTTS _ rriHE recent acquisition by the Trustees of the British Museum , of the Anderson collection of ancient JL and . modern pictures by Japanese and Chinese artists , cannot fail to invest the subject with a neif interest for every student of art in all parts of the world . This collection , which was made by Mr . William Anderson during a long residence in the capital of Japan , is the largest that has ever been brought to Europe . Upon it has been based a series of investigations , the general results of which are about to be published under the title of ' The Pictorial Arts of Japan / The whole of the information offered in this work has been gathered by the author from the most trustworthy native sources , and is now placed within the reach of European and American readers . The illustrations will constitute an important feature of the volume . They will comprise eighty plates and about one hundred and fifty figures printed with the text , executed in the highest style of art by chromolithography , photogravure , native engravings on wood and copper , and by other processes , and reproducing works by representative artists from the seventh century a . d . to the present day . Each illustration has been fully described as to motive , period , school , and artist . CONDITIONS OF PUBLICATION . and The 1 , 000 entire ordinary English cop and ies ) . American The Pu editi blishers on will bind be limited themselves to 1 , nei 100 th cop er ies to ( print 100 artists furtheT ' proof copies cop nor ies publish any smaller edition . The woik will be supplied to Subscribers only before publication at the following prices : — £ d Artists' proof copies , plates printed on finest Japanese paper , numbered and signed by the author ( only a few copies now remaining ) ... ... 12 12 0 Ordinary copies , printed on finest plate paper ... ... ... ... ... 8 8 0 * $ * Intending Subscribers a ? 'e recommended to red send uce in the their number orders for early thu , country as the copies . to be retained for America will largely OPINIONS OF THE PRESS . give The anything Spectato like an r Bays adequate : * It notion is not of too the macli wealth to say and tliat variety it is of nothing its contents less than in the a revelation limits of ; a but review it is - impossible Suffice it to to aud say desired that admirably the text If executed au is thor exhaustive and , specially publishers and thve learned complete chrorno , "but -l their nev ithographs er task dull in or ; the and tedious spirit the ; typography the of the illustration presen and t part s general are perform wel get l chosen - an up ce all , , neither representative that could , we feel bo , hi nuwor assured story thy , and will , in circumstance have point any of grace reason , is now and to for complain vigour the , ftist oi of comparison time the indifference presented to European with of the adequate public art , wi , thin historical to wbom the the limits and art descriptive imposed of the remotest by comment differences East , and not of ' excellence unequalled From . Nature fulness Altogether , beau : 4 The ty the , and illustrations work variety promises of , particularly illustration to be of . eq ' the ual chromo interes - t lithographs and value to by the Greve student of Berli of man n , are and of society unsurpasped to , the lover The of art Critic , and : to * So the far collec , the tor book of Oriental of the year ouriosities is Mr . W . ' . Anderson ' s " The Pictorial Arts of Japan . " ' , instructive The Manchester , as well as a most Guahdian interesting : * The , treatise admirers on of the Japanese subject . * art will find in this present work a most complete and London : SAMPSON LOW , MARSTON , SEARLE , & RIVINGTOK , I Crown Buildings , 188 Fleet Street , E . C .

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