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The Written Image: Japanese Calligraphy From The Sylvan Barnet And William Burto Collection by Miyeko Murase

An exhibition catalogue, based on an exceptional collection of Zen calligraphy, plus some other pieces. It's written more in a museum style - attribution, history, technical matters, not too much on aesthetics, but at least it does tell you what the calligraphies mean, which many books don't, and the reproductions are very good.

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