Publishers’ Circular (1880-1890), 15th March 1883, Edition 1 of 1, Page 252, ^W2SEjmj-;^vi: - -v^ : ¦ • ¦¦¦¦ , ¦ ¦ - ...

geMtateir bg Special JJermtsstott to % xs | lagal jprgjfttjess tfce Qnkt ¦ t of < £ irtnbttrgjf , JL 6 ., ] LC . || UNIQUE AND IMPORTANT WORK ON ORIENTAL ART . In the press , Part Ia . ( being the first half of Fart 1 ) , to be issued about April 2 nd pext , SUPPLIED TO SUBSCRIBERS ONLY , ORNAMENTAL ARTS OF JAPAN . Illustrated with about One Hundred Plates , Seventy-Four of which will be in Colours and Gold , and the remainder will be Autotype and Photogravure Reproductions from the most beautiful Originals , Ancient and Modern , with General and Descriptive Text . Fellow of By the Boyal GEORG Institute of British E Architects ASH DOWN Member of the Asiatic AUDSLEY Society of Japan , one , of the Authors of the * Keramic Art of Japan . ' PROSPECTUS . Ame The rica , favourable and on the reception Continen aud t , rend the ers unqualified an apology approval for this which Work— the devoted 'KEBAMIC to the ART Descriptio of JA n . PAN and ' Illustration has won ia of England all the , itself other should , Ornamental it occupy forms a an perfect adjoining Arts sequel of place Japan to the on —quite the * KERA library unnecessary . MI shelves C ART . . ' While ; and the bein present g identical Work In is si entirely ze of paper independent and style and of complete production in , % compiled The purposes with the of vie the w of pre illustrating sent Work the , entitled more importan ' The OKNAMENTAL t branches of the ARTS Art Industries of JAPAN of / the are country two-fold ; . and Fir placing stly , it in is th of Plates e Japanese hands are of so Art Art richly Work lovers supplied , a preserved comprehensive with in ornamental English series , American accessorie of Plates , , s and representing that Conti it forms nental truthfully an Collections exhaustive , in colours . Work Secondly , on gold Japanese , , it & c is , so the arranged finest Ornament examples , and and its highest Decoratio interest n , of and the highest a veritable value storehouse to Designers of most in all original branches , and of suggestive Xxt Manufacture material . . Artists will find the Work of the si va lk ri , ous The wood coloure Arts , Ac which . ; d Embroidery materials are fully ; Lacquer on desc sil ribed k ; Wo Ornamental and rking illustrated , on Weaving different are Dra materials in wing silk , Engraving and ; Carving gold ; , Painting Application in Wood , and and , Inorusting C Ivory olour ; Printing Metal , and Working Inlaying , on paper ia in , touched Gold , Silver upon , so Bronze far as , and they Iron are related ; and to Cloisonn the arts e above Enamelling enumerated . Architecture but are , not Keramic illustrated Art . , and certain minor Arts are , most inches by tha ' The talented , most Se ORNAMENT venty distinguished and -four skilful of AL which Chromo ART Chromo are S - of lithographic to -lithographer be JAPABf in colours ' Artists will in , gold the contain in and world Paris silver One , , under M . , Lemeroier Hundred produced the personal . Folio Officer directly direct Plates of from the ion ( measuring Legion of the the Original of Author Honour 16 Objects inches ; and , & , o printed by . The th Hi e remaining by photographic Sixteen printing Plates are processes to be , in by Monochrome which absolute , produced fidelity from is secured Japanese . Indian ink Drawings and Wood Engravings names In of addition the Collectors to the Introductory In whose possession and General the objeots Text , are all . the Plates will be attended by Descriptive Notices , giving the CONDITIONS OF PUBLICATION . foli . The , at Work intervals , form of ing about Two six ha mo ndsome nths , the Fol First io Volumes Part to , -will be issued be issued in A in pril Four 1883 Parts . , enclosed in Portcopies 550 The of . which Ent The ire Autho are Editio speciall r n and for y reserved Publishers sale in Eng for bind lan America d , themselves America ; the , ' and Eng neither lish the Colonies * to Edition print is further will strictl therefore y copies limited number nor to publish 1 , 250 only cop any 700 ies , smaller Edition . The Stones will be destroyed three months after the issue of each Part . THE WORK WILL BE SUPPLIED TO SUBSCRIBERS OJTLY , at the following Prices during publication : — ARTIST ' S PROOF COPIES , printed on finest Japanese paper , numbered and signed by the Author . ONLY FIFTY COPIES PRINTED FOR SALE . £ 21 . All the above Artist's Proof copies have been subscribed for . GENERAL COPIES , printed on finest plate paper . Only 1 , 200 copies printed for sale . £ 12 . 126 % ad Cop vanced NOT ies will E to . — he £ On 16 advanced . the 16 a issue . to of £ 14 Part . 145 L ., and in April on the next issue to the of Original the concluding Subscribers Part the the pries price will of the be Qener further a . 1 INTENDING 8 UBS 0 RIBER 8 SHOULD SECURE G 0 PIE 3 WITHOUT DELAY . I

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