An Exhibition of the Sculpture of Greater India
New York, New York: C. T. Loo & Co., 1942. Inscribed/Signed by John Pope. Hardcover. Pumpkin paper/boards; gilt lettering and decoration. Orange cloth at spine; 72 pp. with bw map and 69 bw figures. NF internally; VG covers but for some fading to back cover edges. Item #162691
Accompanied a 1942 exhibition of Indian sculpture. Sixty-nine works are shown, accompanied by annotations. Also includes historical notes and a chronology. C.T. Loo was an art dealer of Chinese origin who maintained galleries in Paris and New York and supplied important pieces for collectors and American museums. He has been called "the preeminent dealer of Chinese art and artifacts for the first half of the twentieth century," but also criticized for his active role in removing antiques and archaeological treasures from China for sale to western collectors. (Wikipedia). With a preface and more by John Pope, an expert in Asian art and formerly with the Freer Gallery. This copy is inscribed and signed by Pope.
OCLC: 844722783
Price: $175.00