The ornamental arts of Japan

This two-volume publication presents a wide variety of Japanese decorative arts. Each of the nine sections—drawing, painting, engraving, and printing; embroidery; textiles; lacquer; "incrusted work"; metalwork; cloisonné enamel; modelling and carving; and heraldry—includes an introduction to the medium followed by a series of images depicting works from renowned British, French, and American collections of Japanese art. Audsley included a lavish number of illustrations and employed the latest technologies in color printing to vividly convey the rich colors and textures of the objects. According to him, the book was intended for the "artist-artisan"—someone, like Moore, who was passionate about design and manufacture. This image shows three sections of a modern cloisonné enamel tray in the collection of Walter MacFarlane of Glasgow.