Japan Crafts Sourcebook

Author : Japan Craft Forum
Publisher : Kodansha
Page : 216 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 1996
Category : Art, Japanese
ISBN : UOM:39015038535400

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Japan Crafts Sourcebook by Japan Craft Forum Pdf

This is the first book to present today's traditional crafts under one cover and the first and only guide to the contemporary craft centers of Japan. A monumental effort seven years in the making, the Japan Crafts Sourcebook catalogs an array of items found throughout the country and discusses their history, background, and contemporary standing. An insightful introduction by Diane Durston delves into the intricacies of Japanese craft and contemplates the future of Japan's ongoing artisan traditions. With over ninety items from all genres - textiles, ceramics, wood, bamboo, lacquer, paper, and metal - and a wealth of illustrations, the Japan Crafts Sourcebook provides the perfect introduction to this cherished but vanishing world, and will prove invaluable for artists, craftspeople, designers, researchers, and lovers of the handmade object everywhere.

Author : Nancy Moore Bess,Bibi Wein
Publisher : Kodansha International
Page : 338 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 2001-05-18
Category : Reference
ISBN : 4770025106

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Bamboo in Japan by Nancy Moore Bess,Bibi Wein Pdf

This is a fully illustrated guide to the art, craft and design of bamboo, as demonstrated by the Japanese. It demonstrates how to use inexpensive materials to create sophisticated effects in the home and garden. A list of bamboo collections, gardens and research sources is included. For centuries, bamboo has fascinated legions of craftspeople, plant lovers and devotees of the handcrafted object. And nowhere is bamboo used more elegantly and distinctly than in Japan. Its presence touches every part of daily life-art, crafts, design, literature, and food. Its beauty

Author : Paul Kocot Nietupski,Joan O'Mara,Karil J. Kucera
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 249 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 2011
Category : Art
ISBN : 9781611460704

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Reading Asian Art and Artifacts by Paul Kocot Nietupski,Joan O'Mara,Karil J. Kucera Pdf

Asian art and material artifacts are expressive of cultural realities and constitute a "visible language" with messages that can be read, interpreted, and analyzed. These essays by scholars of Asian art, philosophy, anthropology, and religion focus on objects held in ASIANetwork schools. The chapters' authors tell the stories of the collections, and the collections themselves tell stories of the collectors.

Author : John Lowe
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 184 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 1983
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
ISBN : STANFORD:36105039493494

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Japanese Crafts by John Lowe Pdf

"A brief insight into the manufacturing processes of a couple of mostly Kyoto-based craftsmen. A foreign craftsman is covered but Japanese skilfulness and process is the main concern. The book has lots of step-by-step images and aims to allow people to attempt some of these arts at home. Good luck with that shakuhachi. While only an overview, Lowe's book provides a lovely snap of some disappearing industries."--Provided by publisher.

Author : John Benson
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 419 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 2011-04-01
Category : Travel
ISBN : 9780756683337

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DK Eyewitness Travel Guide: Japan by John Benson Pdf

The DK Eyewitness Travel Guide to Japan will lead you straight to the best attractions Japan has to offer, with over 1000 detailed maps of Japan, stunning colour photographs and illustrations. You’ll find detailed background information on the best things to do in Japan region by region; from exploring the bustling streets of Tokyo to climbing Mount Fuji. Packed with cutaways and floor plans of all Japan’s major sights, as well as 3D aerial views of stunning shrines and street-by-street maps of Japan’s most exciting neighbourhoods. Fully updated and expanded, features include everything from a visual guide to Japan’s traditional arts and crafts, to Japan’s amazing history and cuisine. The DK Eyewitness Travel Guide Japan includes a comprehensive list of hotel reviews, recommended restaurants and first-class tips for shopping and entertainment, whatever your budget. Don't miss a thing with the DK Eyewitness Guide to Japan.

Author : Asiatic Society of Japan
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 412 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 2014
Category : Agriculture
ISBN : UCD:31175035773566

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Transactions of the Asiatic Society of Japan by Asiatic Society of Japan Pdf

List of transactions, v. 1-41 in v. 41.

Author : Christopher Dresser
Publisher : Courier Corporation
Page : 482 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 1994-01-01
Category : Antiques & Collectibles
ISBN : 9780486279923

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Traditional Arts and Crafts of Japan by Christopher Dresser Pdf

Great Victorian classic offers unsurpassed coverage of architecture, ornament, pottery, calligraphy, drawing, lacquerware, metalware, textiles, religious symbols and more. Fascinating insights into Japanese culture: dancing girls, hara-kiri, tea-drinking ceremony, shrines and scenery, vegetation, etc. Over 200 exquisitely drawn illustrations. A delight for art and antique collectors, art historians, crafts enthusiasts, any lover of Japan.

Author : Patricia Graham
Publisher : Tuttle Publishing
Page : 160 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 2014-09-30
Category : Art
ISBN : 9781462916092

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Japanese Design by Patricia Graham Pdf

**Winner, Choice Magazine Outstanding Academic Title 2015** This Japanese design book presents the arts, aesthetics and culture of Japan with over 160 stunning color photos and extensive historical and cultural commentary . The Japanese sensibility often possesses an intuitive, emotional appeal, whether it's a silk kimono, a carefully raked garden path, an architectural marvel, a teapot, or a contemporary work of art. This allure has come to permeate the entire culture of Japan—it is manifest in the most mundane utensil and snack food packaging, as well as in Japanese architecture and fine art. In Japanese Design, Asian art expert and author Patricia J. Graham explains how Japanese aesthetics based on fine craftsmanship and simplicity developed. Her unusual, full-color presentation reveals this design aesthetic in an absorbing way. Focusing on ten elements of Japanese design, Graham explores how visual qualities, the cultural parameters and the Japanese religious traditions of Buddhism and Shinto have impacted the appearance of its arts. Japanese Design is a handbook for the millions of us who have felt the special allure of Japanese art, culture and crafts. Art and design fans and professionals have been clamoring for this—a book that fills the need for an intelligent, culture-rich overview of what Japanese design is and means. Topics explored in Japanese Design include: The Aesthetics of Japanese Design The Cultural Parameters of Japanese Design Early Promoters of "Artistic Japan" 1830s-1950s

Author : Eli Bartra
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 152 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 2019-06-04
Category : Art
ISBN : 9781498564342

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Feminism and Folk Art by Eli Bartra Pdf

This book uses a feminist approach to analyzing gender relations in the production and distribution of folk art in four different cultures. It examines examples of women’s creativity within male-dominated societies and offers an analysis of different art forms, including clay figures, baskets, lacquer work, and dolls.

Author : Felice Fischer
Publisher : Yale University Press
Page : 64 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 2008
Category : Art
ISBN : UOM:39015082736094

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The Art of Japanese Craft by Felice Fischer Pdf

From Japan's first forays onto the international stage of world's fairs in the late 19th century to the dynamic creativity of the 1920 and 1930s, from the heady post-World War II period to the present day, Japanese crafts have exhibited a rich diversity of media and techniques. One of the first illustrated surveys in English of modern-era Japanese crafts--including ceramics, lacquerware, metalcraft, and wood--this elegant book, with 70 color illustrations, is an invaluable guide for the collector and scholar. Focusing on an important collection of Japanese crafts destined for the Philadelphia Museum of Art, the text discusses the artists and ideas that shaped and defined the aesthetic of 20th-century Japan, noting that this nation--which so deeply appreciates and fosters its crafts traditions--hails its artists as "living national treasures." The book also includes artists' biographies and reproductions of their signatures and marks. Published in association with the Philadelphia Museum of Art Exhibition Schedule: Philadelphia Museum of Art (December 6, 2008 - fall 2009)

Author : Japan Craft Forum
Publisher : Kodansha
Page : 218 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 2001
Category : Decorative arts
ISBN : UOM:39015055612371

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Japanese Crafts by Japan Craft Forum Pdf

The Japan Craft Forum - an association of traditional craftsmen and womenhich maintains and promotes irreplaceable skills and techniques - presentsn illustrated volume of Japan's traditional crafts. The chapters cover suchopics as: ceramics; textiles; woodcraft; bamboo; and lacquer ware. Aibliography of books in English, a bilingual glossary and crafts index, and bilingual index of craft museums and centres in Japan are also included.

Author : Christine Guth
Publisher : Univ of California Press
Page : 264 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 2021-09-21
Category : Art
ISBN : 9780520379817

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Craft Culture in Early Modern Japan by Christine Guth Pdf

"Crafts were central to daily life in early modern Japan. They were powerful carriers of knowledge, sociality, and identity, and how and from what materials they were made were matters of serious concern among all classes of society. In Craft Culture in Early Modern Japan, Christine M. E. Guth examines the network of forces--both material and immaterial--that supported Japan's rich, diverse, and aesthetically sophisticated artifactual culture between the late sixteenth and mid-nineteenth centuries. Exploring the institutions, modes of thought, and reciprocal relationships among people, materials, and tools, she draws particular attention to the role of women in crafts, embodied knowledge, and the special place of lacquer as a medium. By examining the ways and values of making that transcend specific media and practices, Guth illuminates the 'craft culture' of early modern Japan"--

Author : Shigeki Nakamura
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 148 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 2009
Category : Decoration and ornament
ISBN : 9781616736705

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Pattern Sourcebook: Japanese Style 2 by Shigeki Nakamura Pdf

Author : Stewart Dick
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 1904
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OCLC:600973124

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Arts and Crafts of Old Japan by Stewart Dick Pdf

Author : Society for Japanese Arts and Crafts
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 2024-06-09
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OCLC:1420684689

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Society for Japanese Arts and Crafts by Society for Japanese Arts and Crafts Pdf