Masters of Japanese Calligraphy, 8Th-19th Century

First edition. Based on an exhibition organised by, and shown at, Japan House Gallery and The Asia Society Galleries from 1984-85. Discusses the development of the basic and innovative writing styles that developed in Japan - Buddhist texts, Aristocratic scripts, Zen Buddhist masters, Masters of the tea ceremony, etc. Each tradition is discussed through illustrated examples drawn from thirty-three private and public collections in America and Europe. A marvelous production and one of the few books in English on this intriguing aspect of Far Eastern Art. Jacket rubbed. 340 pages. cloth, dust jacket.. 4to..