Ancient Japan in the Light of Anthropology
Tokyo, Japan: Kokusai Bunka Shinkokai (The Society for International Cultural Relations), 1935. First Edition. Octavo, 35, [4] pages, publisher's original pictorial wraps. Ancient Japan in the Light of Anthropology is a scarce English-language study by Dr. Ryuzo Torii, one of Japan’s important early anthropologists, ethnologists, archaeologists, and folklorists. Published in Tokyo by Kokusai Bunka Shinkokai, The Society for International Cultural Relations, in December 1935, this first edition offers a concise anthropological and archaeological interpretation of ancient Japan, with discussion of prehistoric peoples, early artifacts, burial customs, and material culture. Illustrated with 12 plates, the work is of interest to collectors and scholars of Japanese archaeology, anthropology, ethnology, East Asian studies, prehistoric Japan, and early twentieth-century Japanese scholarship. Some slight wear, corners slightly bumped, else in very good + condition. Item #420
Price: $150.00