Publication containing a collection of 32 postcards featuring works produced between 1909 and 1944 by this female Japanese artist who had a strong interest in creating images which portray the beauty of women.
264 p ills colour & b/w
110x150mm Japanese/English pb
ISBN / Barcode: 9784861520679
In Japan, the phenomenon of the mass consumer society began in the Taisho and early Showa periods. This collection of retro graphic designs for billboards, posters and advertisements were designed for all manner of commercial activities such as for department stores, western style clothing and...
Shirushi banten are short traditional Japanese coats with identifying designs which evolved in the Edo period. They are now worn by the Japanese to display both neighbourhood and professional craftsmanship spirit and solidarity. The 500 designs collected here display the exceptional sense for design...
Introduction to the exquisitely detailed world of “Senshi” – the Chinese art of cutting designs of animals and scenery out of paper using only scissors and sharp knives. Presented here is a collection which demonstrates not only the refinement of the art, but also the great...
Collection of decorative patterns which represent the best of those developed and refined in Japan between the 6th and the 19th centuries. These patterns have sometimes been strongly influenced by different cultures, such as Buddhism, Chinese and the Samurai.
256 p ills 8 colour & 246 b/w
110x150mm no text pb
ISBN / Barcode: 9784916094643
Traditional Japanese embroidery patterns are these days used in interior design, craftwork, fashion and architecture. The first volume contains 226 patterns of designs with flowering grasses, western-style designs, geometrical patterns, waves, clouds, flowered arabesques and warisuke (geometric...
Volume presenting a collection of some 200 examples of the bold, vivid designs of Ryukyu bingata stencil dyeing which differs distinctly from traditional Japanese dyeing.
