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Traditional Japanese design : five tastes / by Michael Dunn.
Fine Arts Library NK1484.A1 D86 2001
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Dunn, Michael.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Design--Japan--Pictorial works.
- Design.
- Decorative arts--Japan.
- Decorative arts.
- Japan.
- Handicraft--Japan.
- Handicraft.
- Genre:
- Pictorial works.
- Illustrated works.
- Physical Description:
- 181 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 48 cm
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Japn Society : Harry N. Abrams, [2001]
- Summary:
- Japanese craftsmen, fusing a love of natural materials like wood, bamboo, and clay with an eye for bold, essential form, elevated the design of utilitarian objects to an art unparalleled elsewhere in the world. Today the finest of these objects created for daily use are hugely popular -- and eminently collectible.
- This richly illustrated book, which accompanies a major exhibition organized by the Japan Society, is divided by five aesthetic tastes. It presents a superb selection of objects of lacquer, ceramics, metalwork, basketry, and textiles -- ranging from humble tools for farmers to spectacular arms and armor, and refined utensils associated with the tea ceremony. Craft lovers, collectors, artists, and designers will welcome this tribute to these highly influential Japanese crafts.
- Notes:
- Published to accompany an exhibition at the Japan Society Gallery, New York, September 2001-January 2002.
- Includes bibliographical references.
- ISBN:
- 0810967421
- 0913309492
- OCLC:
- 47231436
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