Hand Painted Japanese Nippon Porcelain - Patterns Marks / Scarce Book + Values

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THE COLLECTOR’S ENCYCLOPEDIA OF NIPPON PORCELAIN
by Joan F. Van Patten, Collector’s Books, KY, 1979.
366 color photographs with identifying captions highlight this pictorial guide to Japanese Nippon porcelain.
Contents include a history of the Nippon porcelain manufactory, methods of manufacture, how to care for your Nippon porcelain, designs and techniques used on Nippon items, Japanese symbols, crests and monograms, marking system, hand drawn facsimiles of marks, a glossary, index to photos and to patterns, techniques and textures of Nippon.  This most informative book is rounded out with a helpful bibliography.
8.5” x 11” color-imprinted hardback in very good condition.  237 pages.
Includes 1988 15-page Price Guide Supplement.
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