

<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:107%;
font-family:&quot;Open Sans&quot;,sans-serif" lang="EN-US">There have been many books written on
oriental art, both specialized and general. Most of these have stressed the historical
aspect, paying little attention to the details of individual pieces and concentrating
mainly on the great masterpieces and antiquities of the early schools.</span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:107%;
font-family:&quot;Open Sans&quot;,sans-serif" lang="EN-US">Most collectors, however interested, will
very rarely come across any of these pieces, simply because the majority are in
museums, and should such objects come on to the open market they will cost a
considerable amount, normally far more than the ordinary collector can afford
to pay. Because of this, many connoisseurs and collectors have been frustrated
by the lack of publications that tell them about objects that they personally have.
Most books illustrate only the very best masterpieces in their particular
field. The same pieces seem to be illustrated in the book and the collector finds
that he is unable to add? pen every to his knowledge about the objects he has
in his collection.</span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:107%;
font-family:&quot;Open Sans&quot;,sans-serif" lang="EN-US">I have deliberately written this book in a
way that I hope will clarify many of the questions that collectors continually
find themselves facing, and have tried to illustrate it, not with great
masterpieces, but with objects that the ordinary collector will find that he
can obtain, and may even, perhaps, have in his possession. I have, therefore,
not included illustrations of major works. The collector, I am sure, will be
able to find numerous books where they are illustrated. I have concentrated on
the lesser antiquities and objects of the later periods. I have also included
information that, to my knowledge, is not generally available to the
collector.</span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:107%;
font-family:&quot;Open Sans&quot;,sans-serif" lang="EN-US">I have tried to write this so that the
information will be easily available and can be quickly compared with the photographs
and line drawings.</span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:107%;
font-family:&quot;Open Sans&quot;,sans-serif" lang="EN-US">The book is not intended as a great
scholarly work. I am sure there are many others who can do this far better than
I-but it is intended for the collector who simply wants to enlarge his knowledge
of oriental art, and help him to understand better the objects that he may have
in his possession, and also for the outsider^ who may be interested but has yet
to take the ^plunge^ may.</span></p>

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codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items.</span></b></p>

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