Original title :Indonesian Art. Selected Specimens of Ancient and Modern Art...1901 Antiquariat
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PLEYTE, C.M. Indonesian Art. Selected Specimens of Ancient and Modern Art and Handicraft from the Dutch-Indian Archipelago. The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, 1901. First edition, large folio, 48 x 35 cm, 60 pages with 24 fine photolithographic plates (plate no. 25 missing). Linen-covered cardboard box, lightly rubbed at corners, interior clean. Published for the Colonial Exhibition in Amsterdam. The work documents…
PLEYTE, C.M. Indonesian Art. Selected Specimens of Ancient and Modern Art and Handicraft from the Dutch-Indian Archipelago. The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, 1901. First edition, large folio, 48 x 35 cm, 60 pages with 24 fine photolithographic plates (plate no. 25 missing). Linen-covered cardboard box, lightly rubbed at corners, interior clean. Published for the Colonial Exhibition in Amsterdam. The work documents both ancient Javanese sculptures and ethnographic artifacts from the entire archipelago, including wooden statuettes, gold and bronze Buddhas, idols, weapons, scarves, cotton paintings, and puppets from Bali, Java, Sumba, Damar, and Borneo.
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