Original title :Indonesian Art. Selected Specimens of Ancient and Modern Art...1901
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Indonesian Art. Selected Specimens of Ancient and Modern Art and Handwork from the Dutch Indian Archipelago. The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, 1901. First edition. Large folio, 48 x 35 cm., 60 pp. & 24 fine collotype plates (plate n°25 missing). Cloth-backed board portfolio slightly rubbed on corners, interior clean. Comprehensive documentation of the Dutch colony of Indonesia, featuring ancient Javanese sculpture…
Indonesian Art. Selected Specimens of Ancient and Modern Art and Handwork from the Dutch Indian Archipelago. The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, 1901. First edition. Large folio, 48 x 35 cm., 60 pp. & 24 fine collotype plates (plate n°25 missing). Cloth-backed board portfolio slightly rubbed on corners, interior clean. Comprehensive documentation of the Dutch colony of Indonesia, featuring ancient Javanese sculpture and ethnographic artifacts from throughout the archipelago. Published to coincide with the colonial exhibition in Amsterdam. Plates depict wooden statuettes, gold and bronze Buddhas, idols, weapons, shawls, paintings on cotton, puppets and other objects from Bali, Java, Sumba, Damar and Borneo.
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