Johannes Itten's The Elements of Color, 1970 chinese lacquer box and it feels like a

and it feels like a special present of a little sewing box to me

whatever the original purpose

I believe this pair was designed by Jens Quistgaard and produced in Japan for Dansk

) I think it would make quite a fun small tray for serving sweet treats (or

And I love photographing them

Johannes Itten's The Elements of Color, 1970 chinese lacquer box and it feels like aThis is not a super scarce one, but a nice one for the library of anyone who cares about color, and is especially geared toward painters. And the full page color diagrams are pretty spectacular. Published in 1970 by Van Nostrand Reinhold Company, the book is a simplification and condensation of Itten's major book, The Art of Color, published in Germany in 1961. 8 5 16" x 8 1 4", 95 pages. Hard cover, no dust jacket, in good condition, with some