On Japanese Art. A Discourse Delivered At The Royal Institution Of Great Britain May 1. 1863. by John Leighton F.S.A., M.R.I., &c.

John Leighton

RA Collection: Book

Record number

05/4484

Author

Imprint

London:: Privately Printed (50. Copies. Only.), (1863)

Physical Description

[4], 16 p.: illus.; 390 mm.

Contents

[T.p., dedic.] - [Text].

Responsibility Note

The few, small, in-text illustrations are unsigned.

The work is dedicated by John Leighton to Sir Rutherford Alcock.

Summary Note

A title-variant appears in the caption title: 'Japanese Art. Illustrated By Native Examples'. No publication-date is given on the title-page, but the printed dedication and the inscription both carry the date of 1863.

Provenance

The title-page is inscribed in ink, 'With the Author's Compliments - June 1863'. The cover is inscribed in ink, 'The Royal Academy Of Arts. London.'

Binding Note

19th-century paper-covered boards; red papered spine.

Subject

Art, Japanese - Japan - History
Art - Japan
Lectures - Great Britain - London - 19th century

Contributors

John Leighton, publisher, previous owner, donor
Sir Rutherford Alcock, dedicatee
Royal Institution of Great Britain