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  • Tempyo Pattern

  • Tempyo Pattern 

  • Chiyo Fujino 
  • Idea Books 
  • 144 p, ills colour,
    15 x 21 cm, pb, Japanese 
  • ISBN / Barcode: 9784838104819 
  • Shoso-in Repository in Nara preserves a number of historically valuable treasures mainly from the 8th century. Special-appointed Professor Chiyo Fujino at Nara Women’s University has carefully traced thepatterns of valuable treasures and coloured them after thorough research and consideration,... 
  • STATO: In Commercio
  • € 44.00 
  • Flower And Bird Sketches By Kiriu Kaisha

  • Flower And Bird Sketches By Kiriu Kaisha 

  • AA.VV. 
  • Idea Books 
  • 256 p, ills colour,
    13 x 16 cm, pb, Japanese 
  • ISBN / Barcode: 9784838105861 
  • Kiryu Kosho Kaisha was founded in 1873 by Japan’s Meiji government, following the great success of the Japanese exhibit at the Vienna World Exhibition in 1873. Over the next two decades, the company commissioned decorative works from many talented craftspeople as an integral part of... 
  • STATO: In Commercio
  • € 42.00 
  • Flora Sketches By Tabata Kihachi III

  • Flora Sketches By Tabata Kihachi III 

  • Tabata Kihachi 
  • Idea Books 
  • 266 pages
    130 x 160 mm
    Paperback
    Japanese 
  • ISBN / Barcode: 9784838105076 
  • abata Kihachi III (1877–1956) received his training in painting from ‘kacho-e’ painting master Kono Bairei (1844–1895), and later took over his father’s textile dyeing business. He would go on to become highly skilled and widely recognised for his particular craft. In... 
  • STATO: In Commercio
  • € 38.00 
  • Flora Sketches By Shibata Zeshin

  • Flora Sketches By Shibata Zeshin 

  • Idea Books 
  • 20 pages
    ills colour
    130 x 160 mm
    Paerback
    Japanese/English introduction 
  • ISBN / Barcode: 9784838105588 
  • An art book featuring sketches by Shibata Zeshin (1807-1891) from the collection of the University Art Museum, Tokyo University of the Arts. One of the noteworthy pieces is the sketch for the huge woven tapestry (about 230 square meters) that was applied to the ceiling of one of the rooms in the... 
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  • € 38.00 
  • History Of Costume In Japan

  • History Of Costume In Japan 

  • AA.VV. 
  • Idea Books 
  • 320 p, ills colour,
    13 x 16 cm, pb,
    Japanese 
  • ISBN / Barcode: 9784838105250 
  • An astonishing array of garments make up this compendium of traditional Japanese costumes from every historical epoch. This includes armours, formal court dress and ceremonial wear, hunting apparel, monk’s vestments and missionary outfits, travelling or peddler’s attire, costumes for... 
  • STATO: In Commercio
  • € 52.50 
  • Swords Of Japan

  • Swords Of Japan 

  • Yasuko Kubo 
  • Idea Books 
  • 132 p, ills colour & bw,
    13 x 18 cm, pb,
    Japanese/English 
  • ISBN / Barcode: 9784808710712 
  • The sword is a widely recognised cultural symbol of Japan. Japanese swords are fundamentally weapons, and yet the high level of skill involved in the production of a beautiful and effective sword greatly increases its value, making them both sacred objects and symbols of authority. The way in which... 
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  • € 35.00 
  • Vico Magistretti - Storie Di Oggetti

  • Vico Magistretti - Storie Di Oggetti 

  • Koivu E.a. Eds. Anniina 
  • Idea Books 
  • 272 p, ills colour & bw,
    16 x 24 cm, pb, Italian 
  • ISBN / Barcode: 9783038630500 
  • Milanese architect Vico Magistretti started his work as an industrial designer in the 1960s, going on to create more than 300 products and furniture objects. Yet only 70 of these design classics are still in production today. Author Anniina Koivu researched the Magistretti archive and specialist... 
  • STATO: In Commercio
  • € 36.50 
  • Kira Karacho - Patterned Stationery Book

  • Kira Karacho - Patterned Stationery Book 

  • AA.VV. 
  • Seigensha 
  • 216 p, ills colour, 21 x 14 cm, pb, Japanese/English 
  • ISBN / Barcode: 9784861527968 
  • As the successors to an artisanal studio founded in 1624 in Kyoto, Kira Karacho are specialists in ‘karakami’, a traditional craft made by adding designs and decorations to washi, or Japanese handmade paper. Akihiko Toto, a leading figure in the field, and Aiko Senda, who began creating... 
  • STATO: In Commercio
  • € 34.50 
  • Mina Perhonen***

  • Mina Perhonen*** 

  • Minagawa Akira 
  • Seigensha 
  • 280 pages
    180 x 270 mm
    Japanese
    hardcover 
  • ISBN / Barcode: 9784861527647 
  • Akira Minagawa established the Minä Perhonen fashion and textile brand in 1995. Marking its 25th anniversary, this exhibition catalogue centres around the multiple meanings of the term ‘tsuzuku’: beginning, ending, enhancing, returning, mind, and shape. Featuring a rich array of... 
  • STATO: In Commercio
  • € 56.50 

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