Japan; Lot with 2 books on emakimono -
1) Dietrich Seckel - Emaki, Die kunst der klassischen Japanischen bilderrollen - Max Niehans Verlag - pp. - hardcover in slipcase - cm - Condition: Very good.2) Hideo Okudaira - Emaki: Japanese Picture Scrolls - Charles E. Tuttle Company - pp. - hardcover - cm - Condition: Very good (some small tears in the dust jacket)¶ Emakimono (??? emaki-mono?, literally 'picture scroll'), often simply called emaki (???), is a horizontal, illustrated narrative form created during the 11th to 16th centuries in Japan. Emaki-mono combines both text and pictures, and is drawn, painted, or stamped on a handscroll. They depict battles, romance, religion, folk tales, and stories of the supernatural world. [Wikipedia] Read More