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Auction 160 22 May 2021
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British Museum Catalogue of Japanese Coins
Sakuraki, Shin'ichi, Helen Wang, and Peter Kornicki. CATALOGUE OF THE JAPANESE COIN COLLECTION (PRE-MEIJI) AT THE BRITISH MUSEUM. London: British Museum, 2010. 4to, later black half morocco with blue cloth sides; spine with five raised bands, ruled and lettered in gilt; blue textured endpapers; page edges speckled in blue; original pictorial card covers bound in. vi, 218 pages; illustrated in color. Fine. A handsomely bound copy of this important British Museum catalogue, with fascinating historical background on the collection (and in particular on the significant role played by Kutsuki Masatsuna's collection in forming the Museum's cabinet) in addition to a thorough catalogue. Ex Alain Poinsignon Library.
Sakuraki, Shin'ichi, Helen Wang, and Peter Kornicki. CATALOGUE OF THE JAPANESE COIN COLLECTION (PRE-MEIJI) AT THE BRITISH MUSEUM. London: British Museum, 2010. 4to, later black half morocco with blue cloth sides; spine with five raised bands, ruled and lettered in gilt; blue textured endpapers; page edges speckled in blue; original pictorial card covers bound in. vi, 218 pages; illustrated in color. Fine. A handsomely bound copy of this important British Museum catalogue, with fascinating historical background on the collection (and in particular on the significant role played by Kutsuki Masatsuna's collection in forming the Museum's cabinet) in addition to a thorough catalogue. Ex Alain Poinsignon Library.