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A Sprinkling Of Gold: The Lacquer Box Collection of Elaine Ehrenkranz by Barbra Teri Okada

Exhibition catalogue. Sample sentence from the Introduction: "The study of Japanese lacquer is not an entity unto itself." I was pessimistic, but its commentary on the mostly excellent photos of top quality work is expert and informative.

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